Where achievement level is the basis of assignment to classes, the relationship between self-concept and achievement is more manifest between classes than within classes. The present research demonstrated that the grouping practice employed may have a substantial influence on the student's self-concept. (Author)

This teacher resource manual is a support document designed to assist teachers who will be responsible for implementing the Career and Life Management core curriculum which will be required by all Alberta, Canada high schools effective September, 1989. The core curriculum consists of five required, interrelated themes: self-management, well-being,…

As educators, we need to get beneath the museum approach to Indian life so that we may give our youth the wisdom they desire to deal with modern life in pride and dignity. Since our present educational system has proved incapable of aiding our youth in their search for meaning, it is good to hear Indian people saying "We want to control our…

The standard assertion training package includes a selection of techniques from behavior therapy such as modeling, behavior rehearsal, and role-playing along with lectures and discussion, bibliotherapy, and audiovisual feedback. The effects of a standard assertion training package with and without videotape feedback on self-report measures of…

Outlining the general historical, legal, and educational context within which Canadian Indian education developed, this monograph addresses the following topics: (1) Federal Responsibility for Indian Education (the Royal Proclamation of 1763; the Indian Act of 1876; treaties, etc.); (2) Provincial Involvement in Indian Education (revision of the…

Judges rated beginning and advanced counseling students' communication abilities based on a therapeutic triad encompassing empathic understanding, respect and facilitative genuineness. Ratings were compared to the same students' scores on a scale measuring self-actualization. Results show no relationship between self-actualization and effective…

Examines the prominent role that self-awareness now plays in popular psychology and in current speculations on counselor education. Considers the content of self-awareness and describes the various means by which it is achieved. Discusses the presumed relevance of self-awareness for counselors and reviews the research. Presents counterviews.…

Field notes written by students and guides during an eight-day university credit course in canoeing and wilderness living are presented as a dialogue to illuminate the spiritual experience of self-realization and well-being that comes to many students during the trip. (SV)

In an effort to mitigate the stultified image of the American Indian in Canada, this handbook on Native Studies is written from the Indian point of view and is designed to sensitize the dominant society, particularly educators. While numerous approaches and pointers are presented and specific mateirals are recommended, the focus is essentially…

The American Indian's education as it used to be was one in which he was instructed by indirect instruction via group participation, by observation, and by individualized teaching for purposes of promoting a smooth functioning tribe. Indian education used to be a life sustaining force which was participative and dynamic, involving the total…

A description is presented of a three-year pilot project conducted within the Primary-Junior Program at the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Canada. The theoretical rationale upon which this alternative approach is based is outlined, and a description is given of the implementation of the approach. A report is also given of some…

This manual was developed as a service document for elementary school health teachers and was designed to be used in conjunction with the Alberta Elementary Health Curriculum Guide, 1983 edition. Classroom activities are described for grades one through six. These are correlated with affective, psychomotor, and cognitive objectives outlined in the…

The proceedings of a two-day conference on individualization in Canadian high schools are summarized. Addresses from four general sessions are included in their entirety, along with 20 unedited transcripts from oral presentations at simultaneous workshops. Written comments and biographical notes from speakers precede each presentation. Topics…

The vocational guidance program, Creating a Career, is aimed at a target population of disadvantaged youth between the ages of 15 and 25 who are unemployed or underemployed, without a high school education, preparation for an occupation, a knowledge of the world of work, an occupational goal, decision-making skills, skills to find and keep a job,…