Discusses Benjamin Lee Whorf's belief that each man's language shpes his thoughts and experiences. (SW)

Discusses use of hallucinogens as being incompatible with academic success. Most effective mechanism for behavior modification is through health education from kindergarten through high school to produce population with different attitudes on drugs. Presented at National Conference on Physicians and Schools, Chicago, 1969. (Author/CJ)

Programs designed to ease the adjustment of over 1100 foreign doctors and nurses serving in Philadelphia hospitals. (IR)

To meet the challenge of the current drug phenomenon it will be necessary to humanize the approach to youth, to aim with curricula and methodology at the social, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of the individual as well as at the biological and intellectual dimensions. Presented at School and Community Health Workshop, Department of Health,…

It is concluded that greater militancy on the part of the older adults is necessary for them to achieve all of the concern and attention they want. However, evidence indicates that the trend is toward independence and continued close contact with kin. (DB)

Revised version of a speech delivered at a meeting of the National Association of Language Lab Directors (NALLD), New Orleans, Louisiana, November 28, 1969. Outlines suggestions for utilizing language laboratory facilities in teaching cultural concepts. (DS)

First of a two article section, "More Blacks, But Less Integration." The second article is Isn't This What Education is All About?" by Robert M. Sandal.

The performance of 114 New Zealand children of European and Polynesian descent on spatial relations tasks was examined, following their interaction with another child of either the same or different cognitive level. Nonconservers were found to benefit from interaction relative to no interaction more than were partial conservers. (AOS)

Examines the influence of nationality, ethnicity, language, and beliefs on priority concerns among church related college students in Indonesia (N=122), Malaysia and Singapore (N=341). Results confirm the importance of traditional values with less agreement between groups about peers and adults. Implications for counselors are discussed. (JAC)

Mankind has experienced three societal transformations in the course of history. A new information epoch has served as a precondition for social change. The current information society is post-industrial and will lead to change in the socioeconomic structure and in social values. (KC)