Discusses the role of the computer as a personal learning aid, and describes a set of programs using conversational heuristics which interacts with the cognitive modeling processes of the participant. (Author/CMV)

Suggests that psychology as a discipline in secondary schools should include, in addition to academic content, a focus on value development and psychological growth, thus balancing the intellectual and experiential realms. (Author/GC)

All disciplines are potentially useful for fuller interpretation of reality. Interdisciplinary instruction should emphasize cooperation, rather than conflict, among disciplines. Topics can include objects and processes (a horse or a river), events (the fall of Rome or migration), and issues (alcohol, crime, sports, or self and society). (DF)

The behaviorism of traditional education is contrasted with the humanism of open education. Interaction between the two approaches will result in new models of instruction based on intellectual and humane grounds. (JMF)

College student personnel and mental health workers need psychological education programs whose effectiveness can be empirically verified. This report describes such a program in sufficient detail to give professionals a clear model for study and application to their particular populations. Shostrom's Personal Orientation Inventory was used to…

Graduate degree programs in physical education must develop an instructional system that effectively bridges the gap between theory and practice and that utilizes the full resource potential of each student participant. (LH)

This paper presents J. P. Shaver's model of rational decision making based on moral values and makes specific suggestions for implementing the model in health education instruction. (MM)

Examines the question of freedom and authority as it relates to formal education and argues that educators' preference for either freedom or authority is essentially procedural in nature and that such a preference is relatively superficial and unimportant. (Author/JG)

The first concern of the English methods course should be the students' expression and understanding of their own feelings. (DD)

Describes a series of interaction experiences directed toward improving psychological education in the classroom and evaluates the effectiveness of those experiences. (Author)

From a perspective of psychological education, a training program in general problem-solving strategies was developed. The three-week program, based on a microcounseling paradigm, involved systematically teaching 30 sixth-grade children skills in problem definition, generation of alternatives, and goal selection. (Author)

Examines the extent to which current school practices and policies support teachers' professional development using three principles of humanistic education and concludes that humanistic considerations must be incorporated into all educational institutions. (JM)

Summarizes findings of a national survey that analyzed interviews of 1,025 students from 42 schools throughout the U.S. that were identified as "schools children like." (JG)