Examined recruitment data from 3,112 participants to ascertain whether the Veteran's Readjustment Program (VRP) brought a significantly larger percentage of black Vietnam War veterans into the work force at the U.S. Army Missile Command Center than did traditional Office of Personnel Management recruitment procedures. Results indicated the VRP was…

Determined effects on sobriety of two follow-up treatments, self-management and letter and telephone, for alcoholics (N=60) who had completed an alcohol treatment program. Results showed significant difference for the letter and telephone group after one month in comparison to the self-management and the control groups, but no significant…

Iatrogenic health education disease is defined as a condition of poorer health as a result of health education. Many side effects of health education are discussed. Symptoms in people and programs are described. Recommendations are made to help people make decisions which suit their needs. (MT)

Peace education refers to formal school-based and informal community education programs that teach about the dangers of violence and alternatives to violence. This paper explains some problems associated with the evaluation of peace education programs. These problems include analyzing the multifaceted causes of violence and the complexities of…

To be an effective trainer, an individual must possess self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is hindered by selfishness, refusal to participate, competitiveness, refusal to acknowledge limitations, and lack of acceptance of others as individuals. (AG)

Describes the successful quality circle program at Mercury Marine, a leading outboard motor manufacturer. Discusses reasons for quality circle failure in American industries and suggests ways to achieve success. (JOW)

Presents position that American Association for Counseling and Development (AACD) may have outlived its usefulness and needs to be replaced by an alternative organization or organizations. Calls attention to AACD's potential in the contemporary world. Looks at AACD structure, professional identity, and mission. (NB)

Provides brief historical perspective on the American Association for Counseling and Development (AACD) as an organization, defines some of the issues facing AACD, identifies key challenges to achieving unity, and briefly discusses some possibilities for AACD as an organization and confederation of professionals. (NB)

Investigated impact of grief counseling course in terms of two-component formulation of death acceptance. Compared to controls, participants showed significant and sustained increase in cognitive confrontation of death and in assimilation of attitudes at emotional level. Identified predictors of extent of effect included individual's initial death…

Presence of suicide prevention centers in a state in 1970 was negatively associated with changes in suicide rate from 1970 to 1980, indicating preventive effect from suicide prevention centers. This effect, though weak, was consistently found for most demographic subgroups and when strong social correlate of suicide rates (divorce rates) was taken…

Examined the effects of a 10-week resistance training program on older women's flexibility (evaluated through the sit- and-reach test performed before and after the training program). Participants were compared to inactive older women. The training program resulted in significant increases in participants' flexibility, suggesting that weight…

Regulatory transparency--mandatory disclosure of information by private or public institutions with a regulatory intent--has become an important frontier of government innovation. This paper assesses the effectiveness of such transparency systems by examining the design and impact of financial disclosure, nutritional labeling, workplace hazard…

This exploratory cross-case study: (a) examined self-regulated learning (SRL) during 3 studying episodes, and (b) explored ways 8 students of varying proficiencies productively self-regulated their learning. Profiles of SRL were constructed by examining traces of studying activity, test performance, and student reflections. Profiles were used to:…

Using Sfard's distinction between acquisition and participation metaphors as an organizing principle, the twelve school-based projects within the TLRP programme were overwhelmingly judged by the Learning Outcomes Thematic Group as belonging to the acquisition metaphor. In essence, this article advances the initial analyses in two directions: (1)…