Suggests that a molar view of classroom reading instruction be employed to discover factors in the students and the system which lead to reading success and failure. The molar view also is seen to generate research hypotheses for instructional improvement. Bibliography. (RW)

Compares the behaviorist to a hunter and the humanist-educator to a fisherman, maintaining that the teacher of English may play both roles to his students' advantage and expressing concern over the shortcomings of an exclusively behavioristic approach. (RD)

Concentrates on philosophical principles which agencies should consider when beginning programs for the deaf. Methods and techniques become secondary to a proper outlook for the deaf and for those working with them. (RW)

Points to a need for actualizing the commonly stated goals of a liberal education, which should provide students with the freedom to explore their personal values, learn about themselves, and develop as individuals through studying the accomplishments of others. (WM)

Discusses a transcultural perspective on social policy and the aged, particularly Chicano aged. Suggests the need for social policies to accommodate intragroup difference, i.e., social class, age, income, personalities, and sex roles. Concludes qualitative research and vital statistics are needed for better policymaking. (AH)

Determined effects of time limits on interview behavior of Type A and B persons. Type A and B participants discussed positive and negative aspects of social life with counselors in time-limited or time-unlimited conditions. Significant differences in both productivity and anxiety emerged. Treatment implications are discussed. (Author)

Clients (N=31) completed a six-week program using Gestalt two-chair dialog to work on intrapsychic conflict related to the making of a decision. Clients were classified as resolvers or nonresolvers. Resolvers were found to be significantly less undecided and less anxious after treatment. (Author)

Discusses situational and emotional factors unique to job-loss following corporate failure. The dynamics of corporate failure and the special counseling needs of former employees are illustrated by the failure of Braniff Airways. Counseling should focus on marketable work skills, vocational testing, and flexibility in dealing with personal…

Assessed differences in cardiovascular reactivity between high and low life-stress students (N=26). Results indicated high life-stress individuals maintained their elevated stressor levels throughout recovery from a laboratory stressor, and showed significantly higher systolic recovery levels compared to the low stress group. (JAC)

Identified wives (N=56) of hemodialysis patients at risk for problems adapting to their husband's illness, and explored personality variables that might enhance coping. Results showed greater external locus of control was related to poorer adjustment, but greater internal locus of control was not related to better adjustment. (Author/JAC)