To help mitigate the impact of multi-environmental degradation, the model program for emotionally at-risk children that uses nature to enhance emotional well-being (or intellect) has been constructed, implemented and researched. The six sessions that compose the program are designed to impart social-emotional understanding and prime perceptions by…

The importance of teachers' ongoing emotional training is discussed in light of their roles as teacher, surrogate parent, role model, authority figures. (Editor)

The authors describe their own investigation into how the ability to differentiate emotions verbally, an important element in a child's emotional development, is influenced by factors of age, sex and social class. (Author/RK)

After a description of the kinds of group experience which lead to greater personal awareness, the author concludes that through the humanistic approach to teaching in sex and sexuality, students are more able to relate their subjective responses regarding how they feel about themselves as sexual persons. (Author/BY)

If schools don't start dealing with emotions honestly and openly, all of us will be responsible for having contributed to the scores of men and women who cannot understand themselves or relate to others without fear. (Author)

Described is group therapy for parents of handicapped children with focus on the family role of developing and maintaining a stable emotional atmosphere in the home. (CB)

Female Ss answered, in writing, each of a series of 40 factual questions. The Ss then had an opportunity to request help from a confederate before providing a final oral answer. (Author)

The author discusses her experiences in researching and communicating information to her own daughter which she hopes will offer not only factual material but also the values and feelings which will enable her to make intelligent choices later on. (CJ)

The author argues that "pupils who use their mother tongue at home and imitate the native speakers of English at school will learn to speak English without a foreign accent, will have a more wholesome self-concept, and will be bilingual." (FWB)

Social consequences likely to result from the popularity of video game arcades among teenagers are considered. Views of social theorists are summarized; social and financial problems created by the games are discussed, as are possible advantages, such as development of quicker reflexes. Attempts to regulate arcade hours are noted. (PP)

To determine whether cooperative learning methods could be used to replace traditional methods, the simultaneous use of three student team learning methods with fourth and fifth grade students was evaluated. This involved students working in teams to master academic materials. Positive outcomes resulted from intensive use of these methods.…

Life studies of incarcerated children are presented, along with a discussion of possibilities for reform. The children discuss medical treatment, the lack of educational facilities, the changing nature of their relationships with their parents, the shame and fright of imprisonment, and the physical and psychological effects of being in jail.…