Teacher preparation program administrators face the issue of expanding curricula to prepare teacher candidates for the diverse population of students they will encounter (Trent, Kea, Oh, 2008). Globalization demands that teacher candidates grasp how to function in a more integrated and interdependent society (McGrew, 2005). According to…

The purpose of this mixed methods research study was to assess the impact and influence of a pre-international experience course on Arizona State University (ASU) students before they study or intern abroad. Currently, the study abroad pre-departure orientation for ASU participants consists of online modules and a two-hour face-to-face…

Clergy are significant providers of mental health services in the United States. The literature shows disparity between the need of clergy for mental health training and the type of brief training provided through seminar formats. It also indicates that the collaborative professional activities of clinicians and clergy may be enhanced when (1) the…

The teacher's role in the development of human beings and projected changes in art education are discussed. (DB)

The research described in this paper concerns the acquaintance of student teachers with the educational and wider pastoral experiences of children and young people who are or have been "looked after" and who they may well teach at some point, together with the familiarisation of student teachers with the "looked after" system…

This report reviews recent innovations in the application of group processes in educational settings. The innovations deal with the use of group dynamics in the teacher learning process and in the improvement of interpersonal relations with students, teachers, and administrators. The report surveys relevant U.S. literature since 1965,…

Paper describes a preservice curriculum in human relations for the classroom teacher. (Author)

A subordinate culture is outlined for girls by the attitudes of the teachers and administrators, by the textbooks, and by the entire career counseling system. Now is the time for the conscientious school administrator to study the career training his school system provides for girls from kindergarten through commencement. (Author)

This study sought to discover how 91 counselor trainees felt about participating in an encounter group as part of their program. Subjects responded to pre-course, post-course, and followup questionnaires dealing with their attitudes toward groups and the actual group experience, and behavioral change attributable to the group experience.…

Part of the Saturday Review supplement, EDUCATION IN AMERICA sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

The secondary teacher education program at Ramapo College, scheduled to begin in the fall of 1971, consists of a required 24-credit sequence of ten blocks. Each block is classified as an "inquiry block" or an "action block." Students are required to enroll in an action block for each corresponding inquiry block. Inquiry blocks cover sociology of…

This article emphasizes that the fostering of self-knowledge and self-realization in students can lead to a better understanding of human relations--all of which can, in turn, improve job preparation and worker effectiveness. (HD)