A ninth grade English curriculum combined group work, the inquiry method, problem solving, and creative dramatics to prepare students to meet a changing future. (DD)

The purpose of the paper is to discuss self-concept implications of the Lynch cognitive model for industrial trainees and trainers. What individual trainees learn is in part a result of the focus pertinent at various stages of self-concept development. (JOW)

Suggests that the twin roles of self-exploration through writing and the development of public discourse may be viewed in terms of three stages of the composing process. (DD)

Recounts the personal experiences of a 15-year old boy, who is scared to discover that he will be placed in a group home. Reveals that moving into the home placed him in a supportive community that helped foster his resilience and helped him take control of his life. (Author/GCP)

Prospective theater teachers not only can be trained to develop self-actualization in high school students, but they must develop self-actualization in themselves. Self-actualization, as the cornerstone of humanism, emphasizes the achievable goal of being (rather than becoming) creative, spontaneous, curious, concerned about others,…

The author discusses the philosophical rationale for career education via structured exposures in a school program and proposes a theoretical paradigm for such a program specifically for secondary deaf learners. Such a career education program model implemented in New York State used the four channels of career learning maturation described in…

Describes the development of "Choices: A Teen Woman's Journal for Self-Awareness and Personal Planning," a publication of the Girls' Club of Santa Barbara. Suggests that the growing usage of the "Choices" curriculum in secondary schools is evidence of the need for more such materials. (KH)

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

Description of a course, A New Approach to High School Psychology,'' at Doherty Memorial High School, Worcester, Massachusetts

Investigated the relationship between depressive affect and self-actualization in gifted adolescents (N=248). Found that gifted students who were not self-actualizing types were more depressed; and guilt, low self-esteem, learned helplessness, and cognitive difficulty were important symptoms. Gifted adolescents tended to be more socially…

Sets forth a guideline for incorporating humanism into grading with built-in adjustments that accommodate some human weaknesses. Built-in adjustments cancel or neutralize some of the blunders that are inherent in the teaching, learning, and testing processes that reflect student assessment. (Author)

A health education curriculum tailored to the needs and concerns of adolescents is described. (JD)

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)