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etween the learning experiences and achievements of black and white learners; the ratio
achieving gifted: non-achieving gifted still unacceptable. Although the gifted disadvantaged in
rural areas in South Africa are particularly hard hit, discourses about the gifted disadvantaged in
rural areas are curiously absent from mainstream discussions in educational-psychological circles.
In this paper, the possible value of a 'narrative' approach in identifying and facilitating career
copunselling among the disadvantaged in the SA context will be highlighted.
5083.183 Taoist methods of dissolving the self, Yiqi Zhou, Nankai University, China
The self is the cornerstone of humanistic psychology, but from Taoist perspective, high-level of
self-awareness can cause too much tension and broken mental balance. How to dissolving the self
is the key of solving mental problem. Taoist methods include: mediation, purifying consciousness,
halting concept-forming activities of the mind, identification with Oneness, dissolving the mind to.
While Taoist thought emphasizing the value of the negative, the humanistic positive methods of
actualizing the self must be complemented by Taoist negative methods of dissolving the self.
5083.184 The needs for gender mainstreaming in Iranian organizations, Nasrin Jazani, Shahid
Beheshti University, Iran
Evaluating Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Equality knowledge of executive. Inclusion gender
training in management training. Abolish sex Harassment and personal judgment toward working
women. Hypotheses: -Gender discrimination stems from lack of management knowledge about
Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Equality. -Hidden sex harassment exists. -Organizational
culture rooted in tradition used against women. Methods: -Field research, using factor analysis
technique. -Testing assumptions by general linear model technique. Conclusions: -Most male
executives know nothing about Gender mainstreaming. -To promote role of women in sustainable
development process, gender mainstreaming is needed. -Gender training can reduce Sex
Harassment..
5083.185 Solution strategies for arithmetic problems in a Dutch national survey at the end of
primary school, Cornelis M. Van Putten, Gabrielle Rademakers, Meindert Beishuizen, Jan
Janssen, Leiden University, Netherlands
A secondary analysis was carried out on a national survey of arthmetic at the end of primary
education to found out which strategies were used by pupils to solve written arithmetic problems
in the division domain. Two types of strategies prevailed: the traditional algorithm versus a new
procedure based on repeated subtraction of divisor multiples, with the traditional approach
resulting in more correct answers than the new approach. A significant minority of pupils only
reported answers, often incorrect, without showing any workings, or just skipped a lot of problems,
thus contributing to the rather modest pupil achievements in this survey.
5083.186 Constructions of therapeutic bond in migrant patients and their therapists, Birsen
Kahraman, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Therapeutic bond is known to be a crucial factor for psychotherapeutic success. Migrant patients
in Germany are reported to be less suited for psychotherapeutic treatment and receive less therapy
than Germans. This might be partially due to therapeutic bond since migrants are also more often
ill for psychosomatic reasons, seek for repeated investigations at different experts (doctor
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