Self-concept, creativity, growth orientation, an integrated value system, and receptiveness to new experiences are considered to be crucial variables to the self-actualization process. A regular, year-long group counseling program was conducted with 85 randomly selected gifted secondary students in the Farmington, Connecticut Public Schools. A…

Ninety-four personal growth activities for elementary and secondary grade children are included in this teaching guide. Through the various classroom activities, designed for approximately 20 to 30 students, teachers aim to expand the awareness of each individual; to set a tone and supply conditions favorable to growth; and to negate social forces…

This article highlights a book that considers how to manage life and work experiences to reap increased benefits and personal development. Discussed are ways to develop strategies to assess opportunities; to redesign work; to experiment; and to implement personal change. (CS)

A problem-solving approach to life and lots of self-confidence are good qualities for a young homemaker to have when trying to create new positions or careers in home economics. (Author/TA)

Counseling skills can be learned through self-management programs, as well as through more traditional methods. The benefits of self-management in counselor training are discussed, and an outline of an applicable procedure for self-change projects is detailed. Two examples of completed self-managed change in counselor behavior are included.…

Wilderness recreational programs involving risk activities, adventure, group living, and solitary experience contribute to individual development and self realization. (JD)

Psychosynethetic education aims at developing and harmonizing the fundamental functions and qualities of the human being: physical, sensory, emotional, imaginative, mental, creative, intuitive, ethical, social volitional, and transpersonal. (MB)

Suggests that in the recesses of the American collective conscience the vision of the original conception of happiness of mankind has not been lost. Yet, we still live on the brink of return to internecine racist and economic paradoxes which refuse to end even though they represent absurd burdens. (Author/AM)

Reveals the need for departments to offer course instruction in behavioral self-change. Describes a self-change course which offers students an opportunity to apply proven psychological principles to their own lives and thus meets the need for personal relevance of education. Provides suggestions for implementation of a self-change course.…

Data from 12 rural community problem-solving groups working with extension agents were studied to explore the relationship between group and individual growth and (1) agent self-actualization and (2) certain group trait variables. Individual and group growth was found to be highly related to small group size, high ratings of problem importance,…

The visual arts lend themselves naturally to contemplation of self. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of art therapy in increasing self-awareness of participants in an art therapy class are examined. The independent variables under consideration were participation status, university classification, type of instruction, and…

This paper explains that to bring about any form of educational equity for learners and teachers requires the realization that what is important is to educate the human disposition to understand the self. It identifies a unique relationship between the practical developmental phases of an educator toward a fully conscious professional and the…

Report presented at the "Congres de l'Association Internationale des Sciences de l'Education," Paris, France, September 3-7, 1973. (HW)

Career education is not a panacea, the authors admit, but in it they see a step toward a solution to many of the problems and difficulties in today's society and schools. (Editor)

The variables of age, father's education, rural upbringing, religion and region in which one was raised are related to the complexity of the child-rearing environment. Data suggests an increase in modern man's intellectual flexibility is a reflection of the complex conditions characterizing the modern world. (JB)