The study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Human Potential Seminar in bringing about value and attitude changes consistent with the stated objectives of the course. The objectives of the seminar are an increase in self-affirmation, self-motivation, self-determination and an empathetic regard for others. The primary focus of the…

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)

Describes an alternative grading system that sets a basic quantity for "C" grades and quality as well as quantity requirements for "B" and "A" grades. Reports positive results from using such a grading system in a freshman poetry course. (RL)

The effects of training counselors for the core therapeutic conditions of empathy, warmth, and genuineness were studied in terms of increased levels of actualizing as measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory. Results support the discriminant validity of the inventory. (JKS)

A Leadership Institute for Enrichment (LIFE) is proposed, designed to develop leadership potential in persons 16 and 17 years old, before they assume adult responsibilities. Guidelines for such a program within the university are given and a sample conference schedule is included. (LBH)

The authors discuss the issue of continuing education's most important audience. They state that most participants are college graduates, professionals, or high-salaried individuals, whereas those who could benefit the most from continuing education rarely participate. (CH)

Describes WILL (Women Involved in Living and Learning), a 4-year developmental program for liberal arts students designed to help undergraduate women define goals, and develop self-knowledge. A series of tests, interviews, and questionnaires indicated that WILL students are more outgoing, flexible, and open-minded about themselves as women than…

Explains how journal writing, taught with some direction, can guide students' writing and provide them with a sense of self-discovery. (HOD)

Education's major goal should be to develop understanding rather than to divide knowledge into separate disciplines. Such understanding should be tied to the individual's situations and projects and should grow in response to questioning. Developing this kind of understanding is central to long-term individual development. (IS)

Timothy E. McCracken and W. Allen Ashby, English composition professors at Union College, are interviewed as to their methods, attitudes, and philosophies of teaching. They suggest that a student needs a sense of himself as a prerequisite for writing. (LBH)

This paper discusses bell hooks' book of 15 short essays, "Teaching To Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom," which gathers hooks's central beliefs about the political purposes of higher education. The paper describes hooks' own lack of models for the kind of classroom she wished to create as a young teacher and her initial…

Presents three empirical studies as the major foundation to form the self awareness training program in counselor education. These empirical studies were done sequentially to: (1) define what self-awareness is; (2) explore how the self-awareness training strategy can be conducted along with existing courses; and (3) evaluate the effects of the…

Thirty-four college undergraduates, not majoring in science, participated in an innovative program in the biological sciences. The program stressed applications of biology to social problems, and emphasized emotional as well as intellectual growth. (Author)

An educator sees an urgent need for counseling and placement to be considered a major part of the campus educational process and a basic issue of individual self fulfillment. (Author)