The results of an experiment with a participatory learning model indicate that, through participatory training, adults can experience improvement in their self concept which will aid them in becoming effective group members and in making decisions. (Journal availability: Department of Adult Education, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.)…

Forty male and forty female high school students engaged in a group decision making task in both mixed-and single-sex 4-person groups of strangers. Those subjects who participated in a mixed group were also together in a microteaching class. The study addressed three questions: (1) What are the leadership behaviors of females, and do they differ…