The author discusses the importance of student success in ongoing learning activities so that an adequate self-concept may be developed. Success can be achieved by providing interesting and meaningful activities, taking into account individual pupil differences, and providing opportunities for students to experience real-life situations. (DE)

An annotated review of recent ERIC-indexed documents on the topic. (CH)

Classroom speaking poses a unique opportunity for the evaluation and the clarification of human values. Value clarification is possible when a specific method is followed that encourages potential behavior change on the part of the speaker. Value clarification can thus be usefully applied by speech communication teachers as a natural, integral…

Matching a teaching method with a learner's style of learning is suggested as a most efficient way of creating an opportunity for a learning experience. Over 80 teaching strategies or models have been identified and categorized into four groups by educational theorists. The first group is identified as "social interaction models"; these emphasize…

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…

Until recently, the teacher education curriculum attempted to mold future teachers into either didactical technicians or social engineers or both. The author suggests a philosophy that transcends the outer being phenomenon of earlier and present teacher education curricula. The author explores a new perspective for teaching, learning and…

Outlines an exercise that prepares students to create resumes and letters of application for employment. (RL)

Since 85 out of every 100 women will be on their own at some time during their lives, society should prepare girls for careers with skills, fostering attitudes, accepting environments, and a sense of self-sufficiency. Ten suggestions are given for teachers to help girls identify goals and acquire needed skills, life purpose, and meaning.…

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.…

Discusses teaching techniques, course content, strategies, and problems of teaching a behavior modification course to university students. Course target areas include subjects such as anxiety control, fear elimination, weight control, smoking reduction, interpersonal interaction, assertiveness, and exercise maintenance. (Author/DB)

Author's discussion is based on the following assumptions: (1) the greater the degree of correspondence between the student's language and his world, the greater are his chances for sanity and survival; and (2) creativity consists of seeing new relationships, forming new organizations, or building new cognitive structures. (Author/MB)

The author urges more interaction between leaders in human potential movements and adult education leaders, since the aim of both movements is to help people learn and grow. (Author/JB)

Discusses why children must explore the world of work, and how a thoughtfully conceived career exploration program can be incorporated into major aspects of the elementary school curriculum. (RB)

This study evaluated effects of an intervention to teach 23 high school students with learning disabilities (LD) how to understand, identify, discuss, and transform their ineffective beliefs. Results indicated that students with LD successfully learned the BELIEF Strategy contained in the intervention curriculum, and reported satisfaction with…