Discussing the advantages of self-paced and leader-led instruction, the author presents a 23 item questionnaire which measures factors to be considered before selecting the type of instruction. The questionnaire considers areas such as trainee population, course objectives, instructional design, administrative procedures, and developmental…

The effect of individual and group feedback upon reducing oral reading errors was investigated with 16 fifth-grade underachievers from a learning disabled (LD) program and from a regular classroom (non-LD). Both individual and group feedback procedures were found effective when compared with the baseline condition. (Author)

The ideas of voluntary simplicity and a "small is beautiful" lifestyle are applied to schools in an attempt to make connections between an ecological world view and schools. (JMF)

Greater learner satisfaction with program, instructor, and self-performance within the program is fostered by a cooperative learning structure rather than by an individualistic structure, as shown by this study. The use of appropriate cooperative learning structures within continuing education programs is suggested. (Author/GSK)

The individual's need for affiliation is defined in terms of the need to establish warm and supportive interpersonal relationships. Students who are high in the need for affiliation achieve better grades in classes which have a warm and friendly atmosphere. (JN)

Among the topics covered in this small-meeting planning primer for trainers are choosing facilities (resorts, hotels, conference centers), pre-meetings for site inspection, negotiating with the facility and getting agreements in writing, selecting food and beverages, and travel and logistics. (MF)

The article briefly reviews the literature comparing group and individualized instruction and suggests ways special teachers who work on an individual basis with mild to moderately handicapped students can promote transference of independent work habits to the larger classroom situation. (DB)

Results of this study indicate that two-thirds of the participants who completed a year in a Jewish-Arab Buberian Learning Group had diminished existential mistrust of members of the other ethnic group. (JN)

Outlines a procedure for helping mature students learn the art of textual analysis. Notes the advantages of problem solving in small groups as a means of developing skills for literary analysis. (RL)

This study examines an attempt to train pupils to work cooperatively in a group as they worked mathematical tasks requiring concept development and application of concepts. Results were positive. (MP)

To help teachers plan strategy for working with a learning group, 12 factors affecting a learning group are discussed and a series of check points are identified as criteria for evaluation. Concepts and principles of group dynamics are drawn from sociology and the work of Carl Rogers. (Author/AJ)

A week-by-week readiness program for preschool and early primary children. (Editor)

On the invitation of the principal, health workers conducted a four session programme on "Health Education" in a Country Technical College. This article summarizes the outline of the programme and the development of it through each session, using particularly the technique of small group discussion. (Author)

With the introduction of the library's OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog), CD-ROMs, the Internet, and OhioLINK, the University of Toledo library is faced with technological, instructional, and other challenges. The main challenge is the lack of a mediated classroom for group instruction. Current paper-based teaching methods do not always allow…

Discusses the logistics and pedagogical approach of a cell biology course devised at Emory University in Atlanta, GA for a class containing as many as 100 students. An important component of this course is the division of each class session into halves to allow for a 30-minute small-group presentation on a current research article. (AIM)