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Whittaker, David; Watts, William A. – 1967
An increasing number of college-age youth are philosophically and behavioristically separated from the traditional middle class and its values. The nonstudent generally has withdrawn from formal education professing disdain for the academic experience and its stifling effects, but is nevertheless attracted to the university as a source of cultural…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attitudes, Behavior, Conformity
McCreary, John K. – Impr Coll Univ Teaching, 1970
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Creativity
Ladan, C. J.; Crooks, Maxine M. – Canadian Counsellor, 1975
The study investigates the characteristics of mature women who enroll for continuing education. Their goals and motives and the obstacles they perceive are surveyed, as are their self-attitudes and the attitudes of others who potentially influence their decision to enroll for continuing education. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitudes, Females, Higher Education
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Rowley, William J. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1975
The author hypothesizes that the personal characteristics and background of counselor educators could have influence on counselor trainees. Eleven counselor educators were given the Personal Orientation Inventory and were found to score in the range of self-actualizing adults. (SE)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Higher Education
Steward, Robbie J.; Powers, Robin; Jo, Hanik – 1998
This paper describes a study on how, and to what degree, students' demographic information, ethnic identity, and attitudes about women contribute to their ability to be empathic. The report defines an empathic person as one who is interpersonally sensitive and aware of one's self and impact in relationship to others and is responsible for the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Counseling, Counselor Training