Examines the consequences of lessened personal dignity on students' learning, development, and ability to meet needs. Discusses factors that contribute to lowered self-esteem of at-risk students. Proposes a model that suggests ways for counselors to enhance the development and recognition of dignity among students. (KW)

Major arguments and background of the worldwide land reform debate are reviewed. In developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the control of farmland remains a principal key to wealth, status, and power. Rural landless peasants at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder, estimated by the World Bank at more than 600 million people, are…