We need much more research about cognitive structures guiding drug takers, that is, maps which help them decide what are drugs to be used for their effects, which drugs to use together or separately, and factors influencing those effects. Some further assumptions of drug education programs are listed, and some hypothetical cognitive strategies are…

A holding technique in which the parent as change agent holds the child without punitive or stimulating action was found on followup to be an effective, rapid, and decisive measure for young children and their parents whose basic problem was parental failure to assume authority roles within the family. (Author)

The issue of improved employee participation is used to focus a discussion about the fundamental differences between, and the synthesis of, the theory and practice of organizational change. It is asserted that a given degree and/or form of participation is a function of the context in which it is set. (Author/MLF)

The role of school superintendents in mobilizing a community for school desegregation is seen as involving four major concerns: (1) planning for desegregation; (2) implementing decisions; (3) considering political realities; and (4) considering factors of personal involvement. (MJB)

Reassessment of 120 college females' creativity after the subjects observed others of varying creative ability showed both predicted increases and predicted decreases in subjects' component verbal creativity scores. (RL)

A study of variables related to undergraduates' opinions about behavior modification indicated that previous coursework in behavior modification resulted in greater knowledge about the topic and more confidence in its effectiveness as applied to diverse problems. (Author/AV)

Three broad counseling strategies are described that will enable counselees to attain their counseling objectives. A procedure for implementing these strategies is stated and examples of its use are given. (Author)

Develops a conceptual model that describes how and why employees learn to resist planned change within an organizational setting. Planned change, when introduced by management, has the potential of blocking affected employees from satisfying their dominant need structures. Change strategies are developed for management to reduce employee…

Discusses how a multi-racial female/male consulting team, operating external to organizations, understands, advocates and implements a comprehensive affirmative action change program. The essay is limited to organizational rather than societal change problems. (Author/AM)

The author defines Cognitive Restructuring as a combination of internal self-punishment and internal self-payoff. It is a useful skill, applicable to a number of life situations. (Author/HMV)

Summarizes the applied organizational change literature on the elements/factors most often related to successful implementation of change programs and relates these findings to a prescriptive framework of changing. Strategic, manipulable, managerial change levers are discussed. (Author)

This model deals with change in student's self-concept over a period of instruction in communication intervention. No consistent evidence was found that communication intervention had impact on changing one's self-concept. Self-awareness should be taught as a separate course from communication. (MFD)

The article reports on a three-year community development project in rural Louisiana involving seven small communities under the supervision of the local extension community resource development agent. The community development principles presented focus on methodology rather than program content, and may thus be used by extension agents and…

The obstacles to and requirements for the institutionalization of change are addressed, including how beneficial programs such as faculty development can be secured and sustained on campus. (Author/LBH)

The author found that college students felt that a mid-quarter course evaluation caused some changes in their courses if the instructor conducted discussions of the evaluation results. (ED.)