A memory of her first day at school in rural Arkansas defined the author's philosophy of education as lifelong search for identity, as an individual and a member of the community and world. Her teaching style reflects her parents' beliefs in their role as prime educators and in the role of education in developing a strong sense of self. (TD)

Discusses the results of a content analysis of student journals in which the students applied concepts from their social psychology course to their daily social experiences. Reveals that students applied each of four cognitive operations (labeling, explaining, reducing consequences, and self-assessing) to various aspects of the self. (MJP)

Using children's art works as examples, explores the role of form of expression in art education and therapy. Outlines research approaches that see self-development symbolisms operating in these forms. Presents results from a West German intercultural study on the development and structure of art expression that ties artistic expression to an…

Seven chapters in this special issue include "The Work/Leisure Connection" (McDaniels); "Changing Relations between Work and Leisure" (Godbey); "Wellness in the Leisure-Work Relationship" (McDowell); "Concept of Work: Updating a Point of View" (Hoyt); "A Working Future?" (Watts); "Beyond Career...Avoiding the Postretirement Blues" (Jackson); and…

Maintains that today's students will be soon be functioning in leadership and service roles, making decisions that shape their personal lives and those of others in a world of rapid change and challenge. Discusses student empowerment and maintains that it should be construed as helping all students. (CFR)

Considers the act of walking as a metaphor for reflection and self-discovery. Examines the use of postcards as art objects and discusses how they can be integrated into learning activities using the walking/self-discovery metaphor. Connects these activities to a process-oriented curriculum. (MJP)

Presents a historical summary of Russian pedagogical thought concerning cognitive style and different learning strategies. As early as 1832 Russian educators were questioning the rigid standardized teaching strategies applied to all students. Identifies leading theorists in this movement and briefly discusses their contributions. (MJP)

These five papers are from a symposium facilitated by Ronald L. Jacobs on financial analysis of human resource development (HRD) at the 1995 Academy of Human Resource Development conference. "Return on Investment--Beyond the Four Levels!" (Jack J. Phillips) offers a modification of the Kirkpatrick model of evaluation for HRD in…

Career development has become important in organizations struggling with restructuring and its effects on employees. Employees now understand the process as a way to gain employability skills in order to obtain different jobs within their companies or elsewhere. Career development often takes place in workshops, although many people prefer a more…

This book argues that higher education is fundamentally a moral enterprise that needs to be guided by commitments to what is morally right and fundamentally good. It takes issue with prevailing tendencies to give attention merely to what is intellectually warranted, operationally feasible, or superficially attractive to students who consider…

This career planning handbook is designed to help high school students to set goals and plan their lives. Its 11 sections cover the following: personal data, personality type, skills, discovering values, the world of work, goal setting, life plans, preparing for college, basic necessities, meeting college costs, and job prospects. Each section…

This book is an easy-to-read inspirational book that was written to show adult literacy students how to achieve fulfillment by taking charge of their lives. The eight short chapters of the book are printed only on the right-hand page, with inspirational quotations and space for the reader's personal thoughts on the left-hand page. Chapter titles…

This biography chronicles the life of Lloyd "Swee'pea" Daniels, considered one of the finest basketball players ever to come out of New York City. The book also serves as a sociological expose of the dark side of collegiate and professional sports, in its description of a youngster chasing the dream of playing basketball, but finally…

This prevocational curriculum resource guide is intended to provide a foundation for a total vocational home economics program in Colorado. Contents include a rationale, delivery system, a listing of the major developmental task areas included in this guide, tips for teacher success, information on disciplinary applications, a resource list, and a…

A study was conducted to analyze the impact of adult basic education (ABE) in New Jersey. Following an extensive review of previous ABE impact studies, data were gathered from a specially selected sample of adult ABE students through an open-ended questionnaire administered by telephone interviews. Students were questioned about their reasons for…