Explains the process by which the a uthor became a writer of children's books based on the black experience. (SW)

A discussion of Lenin's view of individual moral requirements in a communist society. (JB)

The haphazard use of powerful group methods by untrained practitioners who lead a single demonstration or workshop can be dangerous. Such leaders seldom consider the damage that can be done either to the participants themselves or to those interacting with the participants after the workshop is over. (Author)

This is a report of changes on scales of the Personal Orientation Inventory following a marathon experience. Pretest and posttest results indicated changes in scores of an experimental group on those scales: Inner Direction, Existentiality, Feeling Reactivity, Spontaneity, Self Acceptance, Acceptance of Aggression, Capacity for Intimate Contact.…

To become human is to become different and distinguishable. This raises paradoxical questions concerning self-fulfillment and incompleteness for the individual and the race. (JH)

Two chapters extracted from the authors Master's Thesis. (Editor)

The incorporation of elective courses into the curriculum of secondary schools in Soviet Russia has a direct bearing on the Russian attempt to implement universal secondary education. (CK)

Urges the support of legislation oriented toward a public health approach, investment in credible educational efforts, and programs developing alternatives to drug use. (KJ)

The authors react to Chris Argyris' On the Future of Laboratory Education" by distilling and blending the modes of learning elaborated by Bruner. They apply Bruner's stages of understanding from the senses, to images, to symbols-- to laboratory training and praise the trainer who respects the complexity of individual growth. (Author)

Human Resource Development (HRD) includes activities that integrate the occupational and personal development needs of those working in an organization with the mission and goals of that organization. The author offers reasons why it is important to relate adult and continuing education to HRD. (JOW)

Analyzes and considers two problems in Bertrand Russell's account of growth. Examines the principles of freedom and reverence which Russell believed best enhanced free growth. Shows that, while Russell's theory of growth is imprecise compared to those of Dewey and Whitehead, it incorporates a humanistic conception of the individual. (DAB)

The artfully inviting teacher utilizes both personal and professional teaching strategies and is thus most successful at maximizing student development. Personally inviting behaviors send messages which communicate caring and positive regard. Professionally inviting behaviors increase the recipients' efficacy, competence, and independence.…

The psychologist Erik Erikson describes his epigenetic theory of the stages of human development; Joan Erikson discusses the function of art as a healing medium. (SK)