This article describes a project initiated by the authors to provide 1) a practical basis for helping students understand characteristics and capabilities of groups and 2) an activity to promote group unity within the class. (Authors)

This brief article contains classified listings, without annotations, arranged according to: the consumer; groups and their procedures; and general information on group work. (CJ)

The author contends that not all groups allow for the freedom of the individual within the group. Attitudes of acceptance, permissiveness, warmth, friendliness, and objectivity should prevail within the group, and while not overlooking a particular member's individuality, one must allWw for3th&&ifferences that may accompany this individuality.…

This article describes a structured game which: (1) created four competitive teams; (2) provided prompt feedback to teams; (3) set up simulated organizational groups within game structure (college placement offices and federal personnel departments); (4) role played campus interviews; (5) introduced realistic crisis situations; and (6) projected…

The Soviet and the American approaches to child rearing are contrasted, with emphasis on development of our national goals and priorities. (NH)

Group reinforcement procedures were effective in increasing on-task and rule-following behavior of a third-grade class of 52 students that included four behavior problem students referred to special education. Intervention included the teachers setting a class goal and the class selecting a group activity for meeting the goal. (CL)

The Levels of Verbal Intimacy Technique (LOVIT) was developed as an observational system to document verbal interaction in groups. Although rating-scale data produced information confirming order and interval spacing of six categories derived from theoretical assumptions about developmental processes in T-groups, more investigation is needed about…

The University of Nebraska's Home Management Group Project involves groups of four to six students in the accomplishment of a self-determined goal on a topic in home management. The activity provides an opportunity for practical application of theory as well as for practice in group relations. (SK)

Group communication and interactive techniques are an important means for accomplishing office tasks. Teachers should plan learning activities which require and simulate planning and interaction in small groups to develop these communication skills. (SK)

Demonstrates that our understanding of family conflict can be enriched by applying aspects of general sociological theories of intergroup conflict to the analysis of family dynamics. Specifically focuses on frequency, intensity, violence, and outcome of family conflict. (Author/GC)

The relationship between perceived satisfaction with leadership in selected organizational processes and managerial philosophies of subordinates and superordinates was investigated using the Managerial Philosophies Scale and the Diagnostic Survey for Leadership Improvement (which were administered to 66 department heads and 186 members of one…