Human relations training is intended to prepare teachers to be culturally sensitive to an increasingly diverse population. There is a growing trend in teacher education to train preservice teachers more effectively to meet the demands of multicultural society. However, limited research is available to guide the future design of human relations…

TWENTY-NINE ADMINISTRATORS REPRESENTING NINE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE COUNTY SCHOOLS OFFICE PARTICIPATED AUGUST 21-25, 1967, IN THE FIRST OF FOUR SCHEDULED FOUR-DAY SESSIONS TO INCREASE PERSONAL AWARENESS, PRIMARILY THROUGH T-GROUP MEETINGS, AIDED BY THREE-PERSON GROUP SESSIONS, LECTURETTES, EXERCISES, AND DEMONSTRATIONS. THE…

An evaluation of the California Highway Patrol High School Information and Education Program was conducted to determine if the program was effecting a positive change in the attitudes of young people toward law enforcement and law-enforcement officers. A twenty-five item questionnaire was administered to eleventh and twelfth grade students in two…

THIS REPORT IS AN EVALUATION OF A SCHOOL-COMMUNITY PROJECT ESTABLISHED IN 1953 (1) TO GUIDE THE SPANISH-NAMED POPULATION IN DENVER IN DEVELOPING SELF-HELP AND COMMUNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND TO SERVE AS A CONSULTANT TO CITY AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN PROMOTING INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION. DATA WERE GATHERED BY OPINIONNAIRES,…

Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) staff members have participated in Tuesday released time human relations activities for three years to improve the climate of mutual trust and respect among members of the school community, to develop interpersonal communication skills, and to become more sensitive to values and attitudes of others. Using…

About 3,000 educators have participated in Educ 521 human relations recertification programs sponsored by the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS). In February 1975, the 755 participants who had processed their recertification forms were mailed a questionnaire to determine overall program effectiveness, differences among programs, and directions for…

The first phase of the Minneapolis Public Schools' Desegregation/integration Plan involved a human relations oriented staff development program which focused on improving communication skills. The goal of the Human Relations Program for 1972-73 was to change the climate in the schools in preparation for desegregation and integration. The object of…

This study constitutes the second phase of a three-phase project whose purpose is to develop strategies for dealing with the information needs of urban residents. The focus is on how the information practitioner can effectively deal with individual citizens. From Phase I (IR 003 729), an approach, called the client-in-situation approach, was…

THE NEED FOR SUBJECT MATTER CONTENT IN HOME AND FAMILY LIVING, AND ITS RELATION TO CERTAIN SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CLUB MEMBERS WERE STUDIED. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM 253 RESPONDENTS BY MAILED QUESTIONNAIRE. FINDINGS INDICATED A WIDE RANGE EXISTED AMONG MEMBERS IN AGE, EDUCATION, INCOME, AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THERE WAS A NEED FOR ALL…