Students explore the Who Am I?'' by making up their own value questionaires and trading them with each other. (GB)

Outlines the history and roots of affective education and points out its shortcomings in contemporary educational programs. (MD)

Curriculum that is centered in or is the study of the firsthand experiences of pupils is compared to curriculum centered on book learning. (Author/MLF)

Author analyzes the process for developing the self of the fledgling teacher. Introduces the person-al'' approach to good teaching. (Author/RK)

Whatever the plan, the point is to design within the educational structure a process which can respond to today's needs and the probably different needs or different situations of tomorrow. (Author)

Results of a survey show considerable support for students learning the "basics"; however, there is even greater support for students becoming good citizens, having a good self-image, being self-confident, and exhibiting proper health habits. (Author/MLF)

In "The First Year of Teaching: Real World Stories from American Teachers," editor Pearl Rich Kane collects 25 stories probing male-female differences, moral classroom dilemmas, and teacher training deficiencies. In "A Lifetime of Teaching: Portraits of Five Veteran High School Teachers," Rosetta M. Cohen examines outstanding teachers' passionate…

As a young teacher, the author discovered that children's literature sparks students' imagination and inspires meaningful teaching. The daily exercise of reading prepares children for all the unstandardized tests that life will administer. Reality is not a place, but a power to "realize" or bring into being. (MLH)

Interprets a range of affective evaluation practices, with a brief discussion of the strengths and limitations of each. Ideas for some new directions are also explored. (Author/JG)

Apollo High School in Simi Valley, California, is motivating at-risk students to strive for success by providing them with attention, acceptance, appreciation, and affection. (TE)

As part of a long-term inquiry into the nature of staff development, 300 interviews focused on teachers' use of formal development opportunities, informal interactions with other professionals, and personally directed growth activities. The relationships between teachers' growth levels and the social systems of schools are discussed. (Author/MLF)

The Phoenix Curriculum for Students, a motivational program developed by the Phoenix Educational Foundation, is designed to help teachers provide both knowledge and self-esteem to students by gaining an understanding of their potential and an appreciation of themselves. (TE)

The article explains the importance of seeing education as a process of continuous learning, both for the benefit of the older adult and for the benefit of society, which needs people capable of learning new information throughout their lives. (CD)