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Druckman, Daniel, Ed.; Bjork, Robert A., Ed. – 1991
This book presents a look at methods of performance enhancement, examining basic issues of performance through a series of papers which evaluate several popular self-improvement approaches by weighing the evidence to determine what works. The first of the book's four parts provides an overview of the volume with two chapters describing the history…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Performance, Self Actualization, Self Concept Measures
Carlson, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2000
Reports on the "Chairman's Challenge," a fund raiser at Lewis and Clark College (Oregon) in which students were challenged to surpass the multimillionaire donor's (Robert B. Pamlin Jr.) physical fitness records to earn donations to the school of up to $25,000 each. Pamlin uses his gifts to reward institutions and individual students that…
Descriptors: Achievement, Donors, Fund Raising, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMorell, Carolyn – Social Work, 1996
Treatment programs promote individual solutions to substance abuse through changing dysfunctional behavior and relying on spiritual beliefs and practices. Root problems are understood to be diseases within the person. However, the social conditions implicated in causing the addiction remain unaddressed. Questions whether social workers can bring…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disadvantaged, Drug Addiction, Individual Development
