A University of Maryland program of required upper-level undergraduate courses designed to foster intellectual maturity consists of a selection of general education courses reflecting the interests of individual faculty members and using more sophisticated intellectual skills than most distribution courses. (MSE)

Presents the use of puppetry as a school guidance technique which meets the needs of both education and developmental guidance in that it provides the student with educational experiences, while it promotes the understanding of self, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors. (ABB)

Applauds Caple for his application of general systems theory to student development and student personnel, but cautions against the overgeneralization of applying paradigms from other fields to student development and psychology. Urges practitioners to be clear on the concepts before using them. (Author/ABB)

Responds to commentaries on his article on self-organization theory. Makes the point that student behavior cannot be understood outside of its environment nor can the campus environment be understood apart from student behavior. (ABB)

Calls for discontinuing the teaching of the "masterpieces" and modern art in the British primary school. Argues that images of a wider, more accessible kind should form basis of primary visual education. Concludes that children should have a foundation in disciplines such as history, sociology, and art before sophisticated visuals are…

Describes an "Improving the Human Environment of School" (IHES) group. Shows counselors how to facilitate such a problem-solving group which has as its purpose the improvement of the school's human environment so as to increase the students' achievement and promote their development. (ABB)

Examined relationship between career choice satisfaction and vocational decision making uncertainty and college freshmen's developmental level on Kohut's idealization construct for 476 entering students who had selected majors in engineering and technical sciences. Results support importance of idealization construct's relation to career choice…

Leadership is different from management, but much of the confusion about leadership stems from equating the two. The differences between leadership, involvement, and management are discussed. Leaders have vision, power, are doers, embrace conflict, and meet the needs and wants of followers. (MLW)

Examines effects of wilderness orientation program at the University of New Hampshire specifically designed to reduce student attrition and assist in the development of first-year university students. Reports higher first-year grade-point averages and greater levels of student development among participants. (NEC)

William Perry's description of college students' stages of cognitive development is condensed into four classification categories, which are explained and told in an animal allegory. This presentation clarifies the theory for teacher use. (MSE)

David Kolb's experiential learning theory involves a framework useful in designing courses that meet needs of diverse learners. Course designs providing systematic activities in concrete experience, reflective observations, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation will be sensitive to students' learning styles while challenging…

The impact of social work education on the individual is reconceptualized in terms of Kelly's personal construct theory. The conceptualization formed the basis of a cross-sectional study of students at the beginning, middle, and end of social work education. (Author/MH)

Suggests that religious education has a distinctive responsibility to enhance pupils' understanding of life, enlarging their range of skills, responses, and sympathies while liberating some greater sense of hope and possibility. Discusses ways for teachers to achieve these goals. (GEA)

Examined demographic and sociopolitical factors related to Black students in higher education in a phenomenological study of Black students' views about student services, their institutions, and themselves. Comparative information for students at predominantly Black and predominantly White institutions showed that those at White institutions…

Students who volunteer for student activities work gain a number of valuable skills through their participation. These skills can be turned into marketable ones that will aid student volunteers in finding paying jobs. (MLW)