Describes a series of interaction experiences directed toward improving psychological education in the classroom and evaluates the effectiveness of those experiences. (Author)

Data presented in this article report student perceptions of the guidance services at the Educational Opportunity Center of Westchester. The majority of the students saw counselors as being understanding, accessible, and helpful. (Author/HLM)

In the present study, students were able to correctly assess the triviality of generalized interpretations when asked to make that judgment. Thus, the student or client can provide valuable feedback to the clinician about his or her personality interpretations if the proper questions are asked. (Author)

Adolescents' attitudes toward aged were positive, regardless of age. Contact with grand-parents and more positive attitudes were found in middle class compared to lower class, and among whites compared to nonwhites. Questionnaires were given to all 9th and 12th grade students in a rural high school (N=413). (Author)

A survey of 377 students' attitudes toward counseling at a predominantly black university indicated the predisposition to seek counseling services depended on the type of problem. Most respondents were willing to discuss vocational and educational concerns; however, few wished to discuss personal adjustment problems. (Author)

An experiment was conducted in which perceptions of an individual responding to an initial disclosure were examined. Observer subjects (N=315) read a brief description of a first encounter between two women. During the meeting one of the women made either an intimate or a non-intimate disclosure (low vs. high initial intimacy). The other woman…

A study was conducted at North Carolina State University in the Spring of 1975 to investigate the relationship between residence hall proximity to foreign students and the following variables for American students: international attitudes, international activities, and interaction with foreign students. Of the 508 American students who…

This exploratory investigation tests the applicability of constructs developed in ethnic contact studies to intergenerational contact. The attitudes of young subjects deteriorated significantly after one semester of classroom interaction with elderly fellow students. Factors operant in the deterioration of attitudes as well as limitations in the…

These Ninth-graders (N=243) preferred friendly, warm, confidential, and accessible counselors. The male pupil and the withdrawn one tend toward the mean of emotionality in both pleasure and pain. Those without experience as counselees were highly similar to those with counseling experience in terms of agreement about what they perceived as…

A study was conducted at North Carolina State University in the Spring of 1976 to compare American students who lived in an international residence hall during 1975-76 with American students who lived in conventional residence halls during 1974-75 as to their international attitudes, international activities, and interaction with foreign students.…

In this study of high school student perceptions of counselors, perception most frequently differed between freshmen/sophomores and juniors/seniors. All students perceived the counselor's activities as being primarily directed toward educational and career guidance functions rather than as an assistant with personal problems. (Author/HLM)

Anticipated counseling behaviors of college students and their preferences for counselors of both sexes and four different age groups were explored in a hypothetical counselor study. Results indicate students anticipated that their verbal interactions with the counselors would be influenced by the combined effects of counselor sex and age. (Author)

This study compares the main sources of student perceptions of a counselor's role, among community college students and university students for the most part, these sources were consistent across college environments and sexes. (Author)

Student activities relating to the "Vietnam Moratorium" during the month of November, 1969, at the University of Maryland were assessed using observer ratings and descriptions and a pre-post questionnaire. The observational procedure included: an adaptation of Bales Interaction Process Analysis; estimates of crowd size, participation,…

The purpose of this field study was to test a "macro-model" stemming from earlier research on ability grouping. Dependent process variables such as methods of instruction, and time for school and homework were studied as a function of grouping characteristics of the class. The main data are "macro" in the sense that they refer…