Explains how the literary metaphor of the quest can be used as a tool in self-explorations. (MM)

The intention of this article is to view specific means of meeting teacher needs through Maslow's multiple-factor theory of self-actualization. Under each of Maslow's five headings, a brief explanation of the use of the term and examples of teacher center services fitting under that heading are discussed. (Author)

Outlines indicators and causes of stress; provides a checklist of elements of stress in environmental, organizational, and interpersonal classifications; and suggests techniques for effectively coping with identified areas of concern, which can lead to a positive, growth-producing situation. (JD)

In centers for young workers, education forms a link between work and leisure; efforts are made to give young workers incentives for personal development, directed at becoming total human beings in a physical as well as a spiritual sense. (JD)

A course taught at Pacific Lutheran University (Washington) encourages students to transform inner creative energy into an expression of their changing, developing identities. Students make shrines to their childhoods, create models, or costume themselves to express their inner lives. (MSE)

Describes a component called "Understanding Self" within the new administrator preparation program at the University of Northern Colorado that is designed to assist future leaders in gaining a greater awareness of their values and beliefs as they related to leadership. (23 references) (MLF)

This booklet is a tool to help teachers find ways to keep their commitment to education strong. It shares success stories of educators who have kept their professional dedication alive, despite day-to-day hassles and significant obstacles. It also outlines steps teachers can take to keep their energy levels high. In each section space is provided…

The views of a professor of social work about her sabbatical leave overseas as a point of transition in her academic career, and as an occasion for challenge and reflection in her life and work, are presented. She left to escape the pressures of duties, obligations, strictures, and expectations that surround a relatively successful academic…

Urges English teachers to adopt an approach to career education based on individual actualization; suggests several activities to accomplish this. (DD)

Argues that observations and an analysis of 245 letters written by elementary school students support the idea that writers and learners do know how to promote their own self-development. (JL)

Discusses need for consultation and reviews a number of models currently being utilized. Emphasis is on preparing clients for consultation, providing background information and preparing with consultant for the session(s), and transferring "power" to the consultant and back again to the primary therapist. (Author)

Training methods which affect the mind, body consciousness, values, and purpose of life, according to this article, include biofeedback, extrasensory perception, Yoga, transcendental meditation, and Zen. The article describes some elements common to these systems, lists a number of the systems with their costs, and gives some considerations in…

Wellness programs are most effective when they combine the protocols of emotional health, education, and exercise. Offers guidelines on self-responsibility, stress, nutrition, and exercise. Includes a self-test for measuring your wellness. (MLF)

Through the narratives of North American slaves a vivid picture of their lives, struggles, hopes, and aspirations emerges. The slave narrative arose as a response to, and a refutation of, claims that blacks could not write. Slave writings were often direct extensions of speech. Through a process of imitation and repetition, the black slave's…