Developing One's Potential: From West to East

Abstract

This study examines the impact of sensitivity training on participants' self- actualization in the United Kingdom, Turkey, and Japan. Although the Japanese and Turkish participants showed less change than the English on the Personal Orientation Inventory, there is some evidence that sensitivity training can be applied to non-Western countries. The results suggest that as the economic and social conditions change and create a cultural environment more favorable to self-actualizing tendencies, individuals will respond more positively to educa tional innovations such as experiential learning groups.