The author suggests that multimodal education, with its focus on each element of the BASIC ID, is a systemic way for school counselors to contribute to child and adolescent development. BASIC ID is an acronym for seven components of human functioning: behavior, affect, sensation, imagery, cognition, interpersonal relations, and drugs. (Author)

Recent psychological and educational research suggests that, in order to tap the mind's potential, people must employ information processing which uses both hemispheres of the brain, positively engage feelings in learning, and provide a rich and loving environment. Examines learning experiences which encourage success and presents the Integrative…

Explores ways that higher education can reintegrate cognitive learning and personal development. Discusses a developmental conceptualization of learning and outlines strategies that help students connect learning in college to their lives. Provides both curricular and cocurricular examples and stresses the importance of a shared vision of…

This paper reviews the school histories of five extremely gifted Australian children (IQs 160-200) who had been radically accelerated. A combination of grade skipping and radical subject matter acceleration gave the children access to curricula commensurate with their abilities as well as healthier levels of social self-esteem. (Author/DB)

Provides background information about the Developmental Advising Inventory, how it can be applied for designing and implementing a student development curriculum on virtually any campus. Discusses implications of such a model for reporting learning and development outcomes related to the mission of the institution. (EMK)

Students who do not fit the definition of the traditional student are becoming an increasingly large segment of the college population. In order to effectively promote retention in today's college students, the student development professional must understand these changing demographic and academic characteristics. This study compared student…

Adolescents today have to live with incoherence for longer periods than before, and that makes ambiguity tolerance a socially significant personality dimension. Studies of the development of ambiguity tolerance in adolescents are reported. The pilot study, "Adaptation of MAT-50 for Use with Bulgarian Population," involves translation and…

A new social theory of value must be developed because of the possibility of a world-wide emergency in the face of growing famine and pollution and an accompanying decline of moral values. This theory must have the life of all humanity and the life of our own culture as its ultimate values. (Author/RK)

As a youth group adviser, the teacher has an obligation to offer more than what is available in the classroom. The most important lesson being learned is living as an individual, but within the bounds of acceptable behavior. (Author/BP)

Dewey's concept of education as growth can be useful in conceiving of student success. Dewey regarded immaturity as potential for continuous development of both children and adults. His concept of "plasticity" as the capacity to alter present actions because of previous experiences is crucial to the notion of growth. A continuous…

Design of a research project is discussed that tests the development of role orientation of individual high school students over four-year period to move toward greater adult orientation. (Author/ND)

The Personal Orientation was used to assess changes in student development for groups of residence hall student assistants, student leaders, and other residence hall students. Also, residence hall, off campus, and commuting students were studied for differences in self-actualization. Results indicated that significant differences did exist among…

In the traditional US higher education system, there is need for intensive study of hierarchical administrative organization, course content, and updating of conservative faculty attitudes. If the university is to survive this era of rapid social change, new educational alternatives must be considered. At some institutions educational philosophy…

The general shortcomings of the traditional classroom reward structure are discussed in light of performance-reward principles of demonstrable effectiveness. Four alternative general reward structures are analyzed, and studies comparing their effectiveness are reviewed. Although none of the reward structures was found to be consistently superior…