Milieu therapy is central to residential treatment of emotionally disturbed children in Norway. The trend is away from the American emphasis on individual psychotherapy as a major treatment component. (Editor)

The study concludes that there are major presses within the environment of institutions that confront students. Two of these are social and academic. Students may be led to withdraw from the environment because they experience difficulties in their encounters with these presses. (Author)

A critical review depicting the workings of such institutions as the army, high schools, hospitals, and police. (JM)

In this address to the Second Congress of the World Organization for Human Potential, the author promotes the principle that institutionalization of handicapped children and senior citizens is environmental deprivation. He examines rehabilitation trends, and the effects of institutionalization on human development. (VW)

Interviews with institutionalized elderly parents and their middle-aged children question the common stereotype that institutionalization reflects a breakdown in family solidarity. Data suggest that institutional care can serve to enhance family relations, particularly when family ties have been strained by needs of the older member. (Author)

Systematic analysis of perceptions of a specific institutional environment by students differentiated according to academic ability showed significant findings. Results indicate that even a single characteristic common to a group of individuals may have profound effects on both group and individual perceptions. Environmental designs must be…

Children deprived of the normal give-and-take of family during the first three years of life often suffer long-term psychological damage, according to Alberta Siegel, professor of psychology and psychiatry in the behavioral sciences, Stanford University Medical School. Discusses the importance of a caring environment as a requisite for language…

This research attempts to identify how social capital is manifest within the contexts of small firm networks that rely on rapid turnover of projects. Presents work to date that converts tacit knowledge into sets of explicit and manageable local data, and provides examples of information visualizations for profiling and retrieval that support the…

Camp pioneers relate how camping has grown to become more diverse, environmentally aware, safe, and conscious of its responsibility to promote healthy development of children. Changing trends in clothing, transportation, and food preparation at camp are described. The joys, discoveries, and teachable moments that camp offers children have endured.…

Proposes that positions which claim that classrooms and institutions are historically situated in economic and political structures lack a critique of capital. Examines the technologizing of composition through the critical lens of political economy. Concludes that in order to speak ethically, compositionists who theorize the role of technology in…

Explores theme of psychic "prisons" and importance of understanding or reflecting on experiences of school counselors within organizations. Attempts to help guidance personnel rethink potential and subtle influences that operate daily in schools. Explores guidance counselor's role in change process and in the context of organizational behavior.…

Illustrates fundamental principles of introducing change in educational institutions. Describes the strategies by which a low-status member of an organization can create a climate conducive to the implementation of changes consistent with their agenda. Suggests that this role of catalyst is quite different from that of the conventional change…

In response to stresses, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Hospital developed and expanded a system of medical care. A health maintenance organization was initiated and other hospitals were acquired or affiliated. The realignment of resources and patients shifted the focus to an ambulatory care setting. (Author/MLW)