The merit of minimum competency testing in a competency-based physical education course is examined by a physical education consultant. (JD)

A comparison of process-oriented and task-oriented groups is presented. Areas considered include achievement, extent of emphasis on content, and perception of the effectiveness of workshop experiences by persons involved in these two approaches. (JMF)

An existential approach to teaching looks for meaning in the social and individual realities of being human. Personal reality involves the possibility of self-consciousness, of choosing, and of unpredictability integrated with the individual's motivation to produce a successful approach to action. (JMF)

A research questionnaire was distributed to assess how extensively aging is taught within the schools. It was more common in secondary schools. Respondents felt that it was a nontraditional topic, and that previous attempts to teach it were unsuccessful. The same percentage of respondents felt that the interest existed as did not. (LPG)

Family health is dependent upon the individual family members' capacity to establish mature relationships with one another. A model that encompasses the family system's tolerance for ranging is presented in this paper. The model aids clinicians in making a family developmental diagnosis and understanding family treatment as a growth experience.…

Reviews existing curriculum materials in the area of values clarification and illustrates a model for educators wishing to develop values clarification activities and materials for young children. (Author)

The problems and fears of a middle-aged woman who, after 30 years as mother and homemaker, emerges as a modern career woman are presented. (HMV)

One hundred forty college students were interviewed to determine stages of ego identity regarding occupation, religion, politics, and premarital sex. The students were assigned to one of J. E. Marcia's four ego identity statuses, defined in terms of crisis and commitment. Male-female differences were found in sexual identity status. (GDC)

A conceptual model for goal formulation in social groupwork, discussion of existing models and their limitations, and an attempt to formulate an encompassing groupwork model that facilitates goal formulation. (Author/PD)

In the interview Donald Super discusses his family and developmental history, early work experiences, graduate school experiences, significant life experiences, serving in World War II, his work toward a theory of vocational development, being an educator, perspectives of the profession, and retirment. (Author)

If the teaching-scholar is to become the principal agent for maintaining the vitality of higher education, then a new role for the future must be defined. (JD)

Reasons for college experimentation with planning methods of employee development are analyzed. Alternatives involved in designing an individual development planning process for a specific institution are described, and speculation is offered about the characteristics of the most effective approaches. (LBH)

Thirty years of research among older Americans on life satisfaction, morale, and related constructs has yielded a consistent body of findings. Parallel results for measures of these constructs and high intercorrelations justifies considering them in terms of a single summary construct, subjective well-being. (Author)

Investigated the effect of personal growth and assertive training classes on the sex-role self-concept of 116 women in personal growth classes and 70 women in assertive training. Subjects increased their acceptance of masculine characteristics. (Author)

The application of modern day psychology to self-image development is seen as a necessary prerequisite to the solution of people problems. (Author)