This discussion of home economics as a discipline which should focus on its affective foundations, covers the following areas: Affective context of home economics education, the adequacy of the home economics value complex for coping with environmental problems, and toward an acceptable environmental ethic. (SH)

This research looks at the effects of laboratory training on self concept. The gestalt and encounter approaches are employed to test the amount of self concept change possible in group experiences. (YRJ)

A father who seeks custody faces unique problems which the mother does not face because of her personal familiarity with the children, their needs and activities. Educating the father to fulfill these needs and to develop proper parenting skills is the role of the marriage and family counselor. (Author)

Emphasizes the need in communication education to balance the teaching of specific terminal behaviors with the teaching of cognitive learning. Suggests teaching methods for implementing cognitive goals in the classroom. (MH)

Describes a project, which begins with coloring a mural and ends with writing a news story, designed to illustrate the difficulty in communicating within an established framework of rules. (KS)

Describes a four-stage process that supervisors can use to help teachers compare "what they preach" with "what they practice" through use of videotape equipment. (JG)

As clear alternatives to the university programs, college programs are short, career and practice-oriented and there is some emphasis placed on personal growth and theory in their design. (Author)

Describes a simulated grouping exercise, carried out at a learning-disability conference in Texas, which revealed that grouping practices in 1985 may be flexible enough to allow teachers to select students, teaching techniques, and instructional materials. (MB)

Introduces a modular reading program for teaching remedial and college level reading courses which takes into consideration that people have different learning rates and styles. (MB)

The degree of participation in decision making by direct care staff aides, and its effect on the quality of care for mentally handicapped persons, was assessed among 125 staff of 3 state institutions averaging 1080 patients. (BB)

The theory that an individual's haptic and kinesthetic senses, coupled with the visual and auditory senses, are more efficient in transmitting meaningful information to the brain than using the visual and auditory senses alone was illustrated with a class of 10 handicapped (including emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, and culturally…