This report abstracts 13 studies directly or indirectly concerned with the counseling of graduate students. They identify some of the problems graduate students face and suggest changes that could be made in graduate programs to alleviate student dissatisfaction. The studies deal with: the need for counseling, the stifling of creativity, foreign…

What styles of action do boys learn to use in tackling work problems? How are these different from what girls do? What particular coping styles are preferred in different cultures? What differences are there between working class and upper-middle class in their dominant coping styles? Such choices of strategies in dealing with tasks are related to…

Underlying the programs of undergraduate colleges is the assumption that the 4-year educative process will produce some change in students. This study sought to determine the changes in values of college students by administering the Allport-Vernon-Lindzey (AVL) "Study of Values" three times to the same undergraduate class and once to…

Background information, discussion topics and questions, and suggested readings and references are compiled in this booklet dealing with environmental issues. Designed for integration into the senior high school curriculum, the issues and units are titled: (1) The Earth Develops Its Atmosphers, (2) Energy and Materials: Fundamentals, (3)…

THIS VOLUME CONTAINS A COLLECTION OF PAPERS CONCERNING GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND IDENTIFIES PROCEDURES TEACHERS CAN USE TO GUIDE SUCH STUDENTS IN BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. THE FIRST FOUR CHAPTERS SUMMARIZE CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT (1) TRAITS OF CREATIVE STUDENTS, (2) PROMISING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR WORKING WITH CAPABLE BIOLOGY…

Suggests that, although innovative strategies can enchance a history of psychology course, the key is the instructor's enthusiasm. Describes a college level course in terms of objectives, readings, and visual aids. A major part is an independent research paper consisting of: (1) the historical development of an idea, (2) two biographical sketches…

Describes five types of language research projects that enable students to examine language for themselves. (DD)

Presents survey of research training practices of doctoral level, American Psychological Association-approved counseling psychology programs, non-APA-approved counseling psychology programs, and counselor education training programs to identify ways to improve such training. Results indicated there were apparently no major differences in the…

The guide to genealogical research for gifted students contains suggestions for using forms to organize data, computers and copy machines, numbering systems, consistent dating, and documentation. Data can be obtained from family members, census enumerations, county court records, property records, military records, immigration records, churches,…

Describes two methods of invigorating student research in social studies. Showcase events are culminating activities or simulations which demonstrate student learning in an active, imaginative, and involving way. Snapshots are dramatic interpretations of specific moments in time. Examples of both methods are provided along with suggestions for…

Described are methods that secondary students can use in social science research projects. They include case studies, interviews, questionnaires, and participant observation. (RM)

The author poses the following questions and examines the answers: What are schools doing about teaching research at the undergraduate level? Do schools have required research courses or do they integrate information into existing nursing courses? What information are they teaching? (CT)

Repetition of a historical experiment in a school project threw new light on the question of absolute rest. The student experiment investigated whether a particular direction in space could be singled out by a purely terrestrial procedure, while the original experiment investigated the drag coefficient of a solid medium. (JN)

Two teachers describe their junior high school's involvement in National History Day. Participation in History Day provides students with the thrill of competition and the satisfaction that comes from really getting into a topic of their choice. (RM)

Describes a student science exposition which includes individual research and team competitions, noncompetitive student exhibits, films, tours, workshops, and social events. Indicates that this combination of activities makes the exposition a real science "fair." (JN)