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Flay, Brian R.; Allred, Carol G. – Springer, 2010
This chapter outlines and provides evidence for the effects of the "Positive Action Program" as a way of inculcating values, driving student wellbeing, and improving academic performance and interpersonal behavior. The program centers on addressing behavioral, emotional, and academic problems by developing in individuals positive beliefs…
Descriptors: Well Being, Academic Achievement, Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Development
Gornicki, Sylvia B. – 1981
Fairy tales can be used in the classroom to promote normal growth and development as well as carry a message of hope and faith in the strength and goodness of humans. Because fairy tales are imaginative literature, readers can safely experience and work through scary situations which are analogous to situations in real life. Bibliotherapy refers…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Development, Bibliotherapy, Change Strategies
Creamer, Don G.; Rippey, Donald T.
This paper defines student development education as a concept which refers to professional roles of administrators, instructors, and counselors in a competency-based learning system designed to enable students to become more of what they want to be. A student development model is delineated whose essential components include student goal setting…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Development, Change Strategies, Community Colleges