Educators need to seriously reflect upon the concept of children's rights. Though the idea of children's rights has been debated numerous times, the idea remains vague and shapeless; however, Maslow's theory of self-actualization can provide the children's rights idea with a needed theoretical framework. (Author)

Presents previously unpublished paper written by Abraham Maslow, written in November 1966, in which Maslow confronts the issue why so few people are truly self-actualizing. Discusses the Jonah Complex, the willful evasion of personal capacity for growth and accomplishment in life. (Author/ABL)

This self-reflexive personal narrative charts the autoethnographic journey of an adult educator, exploring her own practices, values and beliefs about teaching. Drawing upon postmodern scholarship in reflexive literary methodologies, the author uses personal memoirs as a research text for engaging in a process of interpretation and…

Certain major thinkers regard both change and anger as inevitable aspects of human living. A system called Re-Creative Psychology (originally conceived by Paul Frisch) addresses one way to frame anger in order to create constructive change. It is an organized system of behavior management which deals with three broad categories:…

A Career Project involves both life tasks and personal themes. Pursuing a project yields accomplishments with implications for future projects; cultivates personal traits, virtues, or skills; helps integrate parts into a whole; and transforms activities into ends in themselves. (SK)

This paper argues that the modern curriculum of academic subject disciplines embodies a rationalist conception of pure, universal knowledge that does little to cultivate, humanise or form the self. A liberal education in the classical humanist tradition, by contrast, develops a personal culture or "paideia", an understanding of the self as a…

There is relatively little theory on how psychotherapy clients self-heal since most theories of therapy stress the magic of the therapist's interventions. Of the theories that exist, this paper briefly discusses Carl Rogers' theory of self-actualization; and the dialectical theories of Greenberg and his colleagues, Jenkins, and Rychlak. Gendlin's…

A critical look at the "self-education" movement reveals that many of the underlying ideas are reemerging notions from so-called "progressive" and "radical" education. Some new practices and techniques, however, are advocated. The movement's scope allows for discussion under three broad interpretations of…

The author shares insights distilled from years of working with people who must be creative for a living. Includes a list of distinctive traits of creative people, blocks to creativity, and advice for rekindling the fires of creativity. Points out that creativity cannot be taught, but can be rediscovered. (JOW)

In "The Corrosion of Character" Richard Sennett contends that the storied nature of human experience is stunted by "conditions of the new economy". He argues that individuals are unable to develop "coherent life narratives" in the absence of job security. Thus, continuous employment somehow provides coherence: at…

Outdoor adventure programs can provide opportunities for personal growth in areas commonly neglected by our mechanistic society. The specific qualities and abilities required of leaders in order for programs to fulfill their human growth potential are discussed. (MT)

Shows that speech is the primary means by which humans become linked to society and is thus a significant factor in the development of self-concept and decentration. (PD)

Handling discipline through methods of classroom and school management is not sufficient. Any educational program in the public schools that does not promote the development of self-direction in pupils is gravely flawed. (Author/WD)

Many people are looking for more from their jobs, seeking meaningful work environments in which to be productive. Ways to create meaningful environments include sharing company vision; enabling participatory decision making, collaboration, and risk taking; communicating; celebrating diversity; giving feedback; and providing growth and development…

Based on interviews with 65 adults, a theory was developed in which career is considered a vehicle for self-realization. Careers are viewed as a sequence of developmental stages: adjustment/reality shock, career success/self-affirmation, and reevaluation/congruence. (SK)