This paper outlines a program of planned change designed to produce a more satisfying and meaningful set of skill objectives for undergraduate instruction in communication. As a philosophy of communication education, interpersonal competence is based on two key assumptions: (1) that every human being is motivated to interact effectively with his…

This short paper outlines the basic theoretical approach which the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) developers are using to solve the problem of how people learn about careers, i.e. the cognitive aspects of occupational guidance. The emphasis is on the vocational developmental process, the gradual acquisition of knowledge about…

This document describes the rationale, development, and implementation of a coordinated college-wide staff development plan at Southeastern Community College. The plan, devised as a result of faculty and staff input, provides for the professional development and evaluation of all college staff: instructional personnel, administrative staff,…

Competition is evident within all aspects of life, among all types of people, and throughout the recorded history of mankind. Sport as both an educational process and profession is no exception. In recent years, however, the concept of competition has been increasingly subjected to examination by both educators and participants. What is…

The effect that four years of college has on student personality test scores was examined at Shippensburg State College. The personality measure administered in all three Centennial Class testings was the "Runner Studies of Attitude Patterns". The 14 Runner variables are categorized as control-oriented, freedom-oriented,…

It is suggested that the schools cannot avoid questions of morality and values. This manual will help administrators reflect on these questions in the context of their own schools. The manual reviews several of the most popular forms of moral education--inculcation, values analysis, and values clarification; presents a rationale and process for a…

To liberate individuals and free colleges to do what they do best the author proposes that each person receive a fixed sum of $10,000 on his eighteenth birthday or upon graduation from high school to be drawn through increased take-home pay, or used for further education, or for financial investment. (JT)

Students try to fashion for themselves a simplified and intelligible picture of the world and then to substitute that for the world of experience. Student personnel workers often resist this displacement and intervene in the development of each student. This obstructs development for some students. (Author)

Weekend workshops for teachers, focusing upon moral development, prove helpful to participants in encouraging them to understand and strengthen their own moral values, thus enabling them to encourage development of sound values in their students. (JD)

The author summarizes some of Piaget's beliefs, and states that the curriculum in today's schools must be changed in order to put into practice some of these beliefs, and to prepare students to reason together and work cooperatively to solve common world problems. (KC)

Outlines responsibilities of an English department chairperson in many areas, including writing promotion and tenure recommendations, explaining the department's activities to the administration, creating and maintaining an effective environment, creating a sense of individual dignity and worth among faculty members, developing a sense of…

The role of college health professionals in developing health awareness in college students and in encouraging the growth of a national health program is discussed. (JD)

In this article selfhood is examined from three perspectives: evolutionary or phylogenic, cross-cultural and transhistorical, and developmental or ontogenetic. The view presented is offered as a basis for hope in interpreting our human nature to ourselves and in increasing our individual and collective capacity for self-direction. (Author/EB)

A pilot support group established at Boston City Hospital deals with the personal and professional issues arising from stresses of internship. This report describes the functioning of this group, including a statement of goals, content of weekly meetings, and evaluation by group members. (Author/LBH)