The Relational Model (J. V. Jordan, 1995) of women's development is a theory that explains women's development in a context of relationships, specifically relationships that promote growth for self and others. This model is applied to counseling women who are experiencing infertility, and a case presentation is provided to illustrate the approach.…

This annotated bibliography describes 15 journal articles on gifted females. Topics include: educational strategies; personality outcomes; special guidance concerns; internal barriers to the realization of potential; life satisfaction; teacher attitudes; psychological development; nontraditional vocational enrollment; sex differences; career…

The basic differences between the sexes are, after all, genetic rather than social or cultural. Article investigated the implications of this fact for teachers and learners. (Editor/RK)

Positive and negative sexual messages are communicated by parents to their children, verbally and nonverbally. The impact of parental messages upon the sexuality of youth appears relatively straightforward for males but quite complex for females. Educational approaches are suggested to be used to recycle early parental sexual messages. (Author/PN)

Presents an interview with psychologist and author Mary Field Belenky. Explores her collaborative work with three other authors in compiling findings on women's cognitive, intellectual, and ethical development. Identifies shortfalls in the traditional ways of looking at women. Notes greater recent attention paid to the teaching of writing. (SG)

A number of writers have argued that Erikson's stages of identity and intimacy do not address the experience of women accurately. This article contends that such claims come out of a serious misreading of Erikson's work, and shows that the stages as they stand are not incompatible with the idea that there are relational components of identity…

Explored the relationship between vocational needs and experiential factors and constructed a weighted biographical information form to predict vocational needs. Analysis showed the utility of this form as a measure of vocational needs. (Author/BEF)

Data from 6 sites in 3 countries were examined to determine developmental course of physical aggression in childhood and to analyze linkages to violent and nonviolent offending outcomes in adolescence. Findings indicated that among boys, chronic physical aggression during elementary school years increased risk for continued physical violence and…

Women bring distinct needs to adventure experiences and a unique perspective that would be beneficial if incorporated in all facets of outdoor experiential education. By labeling myths that impede our realization of gender differences, we begin to ensure that outdoor adventure will be a positive, holistic experience for women. (JHZ)

The self-actualization of 167 women who lived in the Martha Cook (MC) dormitory of the University of Michigan (1950-1970) was compared to that of a group of Ivy League men researched in another study. In addition, two groups of MC women were compared to each other to identify differences which might explain why some self-actualized while other did…

The data about women students in leadership positions are summarized, as well as information about gender differences in leadership. Suggestions for ways to use this information are provided. (MLW)

Discusses the search for gender identity in the midst of conflicting messages from modern society and reviews the American tradition of looking to outdoor adventure as a means of affirming gender-based community. Urges experiential educators to be sensitive to gender-related anxiety and aware of the benefits of same-sex groups. (JHZ)

In spite of statistics that show that demographically there are increasingly more women than men as people age, and that epidemiologically women are more likely than men to utilize health services, most health services continue to be based on research and training that is both age and gender biased. Few mental health professionals are…

The past 15 years have brought a re-evaluation of women's adult development in light feminist thinking. However, many outdated assumptions in psychological theory remain comfortably ensconced; to challenge these ideas, some misrepresentations of women's experience are examined. The focus is on Erik Erikson's explanation of the second stage of…

The matter of gender differences that influence adolescent development is considered by means of an empirical investigation. Implications of the results are discussed for parents, teachers and special services professionals. (Author)