A discussion of the rights and needs of adolescents. (BRT)

Educational programs should give priority to experiences on which other experiences depend, to experiences that promote critical thinking, and that enable students to choose experiences worth pursuing and resolve value conflicts. (Author/MLF)

If a principal is to serve others effectively, he must first serve himself. A program is outlined for personal health and well-being. (Author/MLF)

Participant and facilitator evaluation of a weekend residential outdoor experience for college women indicated that the goals of interpersonal, intrapersonal, intellectual, and physical growth were met. (MJB)

The author, who has successfully adjusted to her cerebral palsy, presents some thoughts on what the growing-up process is like for the physically handicapped person, and gives some advice to parents of such children. (DLS)

After documenting some facts on America's addiction to television, this article emphasizes the need for Americans to pay more attention to their needs and desires and seek new avenues for enjoying life through better planning of leisure time and more focus on recreation and physical fitness. (DS)

With the vote at 18, practical and personal problems of adulthood already with them, or only a year or two ahead, sixth formers need all the help they can get in preparation for life. Here is a new survey of sixth-form experience. (Author/RK)

Presents a rationale for staff development based on encouraging teachers to be more reflective about their teaching and describes some practical examples of teacher reflectivity. (BR)

Behaviorism would have us believe that the individual is powerless in his environment. (DAG)

The role played by images in the course of human development is considered in this article; personal growth is defined at three different levels of imagery: the producer/consumer image, the humanistic, and the transpersonal. (JD)

Reported phenomena occurring in people encountering near-death situations have recently stimulated considerable public interest. In an informal survey, few professionals who care for critically ill patients were aware of these occurrences. Approximately 50 patients with documented near-fatal encounters were interviewed to confirm the existence and…

Attempted cognitive training of Raven's Progressive Matrices using guided self-discovery, but without directly providing strategies. Thirty-six older and 36 younger adults were pretested, underwent training, and were posttested. Found no significant difference in improvement between younger and older adults. Failed to find evidence for successful…

Evaluated a brief, collaborative-structured approach to group counseling which specifically differs from traditional development groups in that the content was chosen and the group norms established in the context of a structured and limited framework. Indicated that this approach may be a viable alternative for understaffed counseling centers.…

Describes a management development approach that enables managers as individuals to develop a sense of purpose and direction for themselves and the business. It encourages individual and organizational analysis to identify desired directions. (JOW)