Contains nine articles relating group work technology to organization development. Overviews group work and organization development and discusses human resource development. Reports on group process consultation and describes the Nominal Group technique in organizational needs assessment. Discusses group dynamics in an industrial setting and…

Topics and resources for a discussion of the Middle East in a secondary social studies classroom are presented. The topics include geography and world resources, ethnic groups, religions, and case studies of specific countries. (AM)

Family life among the poor has been the subject of many stereotypes, which often focus on the failure of poor families to conform to middleclass structures and muster sympathies for members of one sex at the expense of the other. Chicano migrants' large extended families are often labeled 'stifling', and women's involvement in the lives of their…

Single-parent families have increased dramatically over the past decade, and it is estimated that by 1990, half of all children will have spent at least some time in a single-parent family. This paper briefly reviews the literature dealing with some of the unique problems that single-parent, female-headed families face, including role overload,…

The bibliography on art therapy presents 1175 citations (1940-1973) drawn from searches of the medical indexes, computer systems of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Mental Health, other bibliographies, Centre International de Documentation Concernant les Expressions Plastiques, and the American Journal of Art Therapy.…

Materials and services related to improving the academic advising process compose this manual developed to aid colleges and universities. Part One (Introduction to Advising) covers: the definition and importance of academic advising; basic elements in developing and implementing a successful advising program; delivery of academic advising; and…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The nine titles deal with the following topics: (1) small group interaction within effective and ineffective decision making groups; (2) vertical communication as perceived by administrators and teachers; (3) communication roles as…

Integration of the recent scholarship on women and minorities into the undergraduate curriculum is discussed in 18 articles. Attention is directed to case studies, theoretical issues, models for institutional change, faculty development, syllabus redesign guidelines, and a bibliography arranged by academic fields. Article titles and authors…