Characterizes modern ashram schools as examples of Indian philosophy translated into practice. Describes essential features of the schools including the concept of dharma, proximity to nature, student-teacher relationship, holistic approaches, performance of menial chores, simplicity, meditation, recitation, intellectual and cognitive skills, and…

Three main concepts relating to risk recreation are: (1) understanding how an individual evaluates a recreational activity; (2) understanding that the reasons individuals initially participate in risk recreation may be different from those which perpetuate participation; and (3) understanding that factors other than the individuals and the…

Examines the Quality Circle concept, which is a management plan in which workers meet in a small group to identify, analyze and provide solutions to problems in their work area. As these groups implement their solutions, they can cause increased production, cost containment, reduction in turnover, and improved attendance. (CT)

Describes a successful experimental humanities course during which students and professor investigate "self-reliance in a technological society" through combining theoretical and philosophical academic study with the practical application of purchasing and remodeling an old house. (JD)

The real issues of importance to teenagers are managing their lives more effectively and learning practical social survival skills. (JD)

Three major ways that mentors influence their proteges are by heightening anticipation, deepening expectations, and helping proteges keep their creativity going. The role of mentor relationships is to find and highlight what makes the protege special and valuable and to facilitate the expression of this essence and the actualization of the…

Past and present discussions on education all too frequently neglect the role that silence plays in learning. In this article I set out to demonstrate that silence is the very foundation of learning. My claim is that we must find ways of freeing silence in our pedagogical practices so that our discourse does not denigrate into mere empty words,…

In religious and nonreligious private schools, as well as public schools across the U.S., the philosophy, "God is everyone", is known as holistic education. Holistic education asserts that everything is connected; everything is in relationship. Holistic educators, in the words of Parker J. Palmer, author of the book "The Courage to Teach:…

Educators, particularly those who work with students outside the classroom, are trained to identify and correct problems. This approach typically addresses gaps in skills but does not identify and exploit personal strengths. In this article, the authors argue that institutions and the students who attend them would be better served by…

This paper presents affect as an essential aspect of students' self-reflection and self-regulation. The introduced concepts of self-system and self-system process stress the importance of self-appraisals of personal competence and agency in affective responses and self-regulation in problem solving. Students are viewed as agents who constantly…

This feature issue newsletter looks at issues the self-advocacy movement is raising and the contributions it is making to the lives of people with developmental disabilities. Articles by self-advocates and advisors to self-advocacy organizations talk about their self-advocacy experiences, barriers to self-advocacy, and ways to support it. Primary…

This book explains how to develop the positive outlook that turns "ordinary" competitors into winners whether they are on the playing field or off. With examples from real life, ways are pointed out to focus one's commitment, overcome obstacles to excellence, and achieve greater overall personal and professional satisfaction. Written by a former…

The effects of training on twenty-one teachers in a Teacher Corps school were examined according to the type of training chosen, the preference exhibited by the teacher for certain types of delivery systems, and the level of transfer to classroom practice which were applicable to the different systems. This four-year study of inservice teacher…

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

The paper describes approaches to the problem of recognizing and cultivating the potential for creative work in college students and providing students with opportunities to channel their creative energy. Discussion focuses on such topics as the origins of creativity, the concept of creativity versus "innovative excellence," and sex differences in…