The writings of Abraham Maslow are analyzed to determine the meaning of the psychological term "self-actualization." After pointing out that self-actualization is a rare quality and that it has little to do with formal education, the author concludes that the concept has little practical relevance for teacher education. (PP)

Legal education is on one hand professional education in the traditional sense, and on the other a liberal education. Its ultimate concern is not with students' competence at imitating other lawyers, but with the development of an individual's own capacities, sensibilities, and styles. (MSE)

Discusses a preventive approach to health which incorporates an understanding of how stress operates in modern organizations and its effect on organizational members. Describes two impact studies that suggest stress and life-style management training have a positive outcome. Suggests a protective health-management paradigm. (Author)

Reviews 28 controlled studies of growth group outcomes to evaluate their effectiveness. Assessed outcomes in terms of self-actualization, interpersonal orientation, attitudes, personality, and behavior. Given the low frequency of enduring changes, there seems to be only scant evidence to suggest lasting positive effects due to growth groups.…

Suggests that learning is a process undergoing change from infancy to adulthood and that the more consciously aware the learner is of the process, the more the learner can be in control. Presents the Performance Pathfinder Plan as a model of appropriate adult learning. (Author/DC)

An effective sex education curriculum deals with both feelings and behaviors. It must address decision making and problem solving in regard to relationship formation, readiness for intercourse, use of contraception, child rearing, and social responsibility and should be incorporated into education throughout the educational process. (JN)

The gap between the university's promise and its delivery is seen as not just a failure of teaching technique, or of the general fallibility of tutors and students alike. Rather than try and devise new teaching methods and new curricula, the university needs to recognize that it has failed. (MLW)

Briefly describes the first Independent School Sexuality Seminar held in June, 1979, and discusses eight elements which separate the teaching of human sexuality from that of other disciplines. (SB)

The author suggests that the primary purpose of vocational education is to promote human development by exposing the learner to intrinsically meaningful activities. The criterion for evaluating vocational education from this perspective is the growth of students' personal qualities. (SK)

Recent trends in institutional accommodation of adult students in postsecondary education are discussed, and five key issues are identified: integration, transition, developmental research, leadership and faculty redirection, and fair pricing of programs. It is argued that a commitment to serving learners of all ages gives institutions a new sense…

PAPA: Plans, Action and Progress Assessment, a process whereby the professional educator can effectively organize professional growth and development efforts, is presented. The process can also aid teachers, counselors, professors, or administrators in improving job performance. The three parts of the program are described. (CT)

Describes an alternative approach to retraining courses for unemployed executives--management and professional personnel--in which a more personalized, self-pacing learning structure accounts for the unique difficulties of these students. (MF)

Three broad views of the educated person (classical, pragmatic, and moral) are analyzed. It is suggested that only the moral approach focuses clearly on the development of the learner as the primary end of education. To construct any general education curriculum, liberal learning goals must be determined. (Author/MLW)

Robert Frost's method of teaching is explained. He saw all education as self-education, not something a teacher can give a student. Frost believed freedom to be a necessity and his method gives the student much freedom while also placing a heavy burden of responsibility on him. (Article originally published in 1951.) (AF)

To design a learner-centered training process, the author emphasizes focusing on the creative artistry of people and the logic of human beings. Lists sixteen key skills designers should obtain to design and develop training programs. (CSS)