Discusses the dangers inherent in any attempt to use a totally individualized instruction approach in teaching social studies. The authors maintain that group work is more useful in developing students' thinking skills and should be combined with individualized instruction to create a balanced program. (Author/DB)

The author discusses the desirability of a problem-solving approach to teaching, from preschool through the graduate level, as the best way to have students learn to think for themselves and to arrive at an opinion on the basis of the best available evidence. (KC)

In this study, the situational nature of female sex roles and the degree of consensus among women concerning female sex roles is examined in social and work situations. (Author/WI)

The relationships between the quality of a student's group membership and four student outcomes (reading achievement, self-concept, attitudes toward school, and anxiety) were studied in fifth and sixth grade classrooms. Significant main effects were found for group membership and social structure. (Author/GDC)

Describes a study comparing regulator behaviors and patterns of middle- and working-class speakers. Findings support the general view that patterns of regulators in conversation are different for groups that seem to differ in verbal communication contents, contexts, and patterns. (JMF)

Examines brainstorming as an aid to creative group problem solving. Presents a history of its practice, a survey of empirical studies, and theoretical explanations for the superiority of individual over group brainstorming. (PD)

This paper describes how to teach the principles and effective use of family therapy to the staffs of two mental health institutions. Both interventions are conceptualized as entrees into organizational systems requiring shifts in power alignments, clarification of goals, articulation of needs, reallocation of resources, and attention to group…

This article discusses racial and ethnic prejudice in adolescents. It also discusses policies, programs, and strategies for ameliorating racial and ethnic tensions in both the public schools and the larger society. (Author/AM)

Women represent almost half of the 1956-1976 increase in union membership, but their representation in official positions did not advance proportionately. The article presents and discusses data on labor force participation, union and association membership, and offices held by women. (MF)

A case study of a woman manager and her staff within a mental health center is analyzed in an attempt to interrelate organizational structure, leadership style, and staff group dynamics. The approach to the exercise of authority is sociopsychological. Available from: JAB S Order Dept., NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, P.O. Box 9155,…

The university grapevine is described as an informal communication system developed out of basic human needs of belonging, influencing, and being accepted by a group. This article discusses when and why it becomes most active in the institution, and how it can be controlled. (LBH)

Group counseling is defined. The values and individual goals of group counseling are discussed. The developmental self-concept approach is described in its three phases: phenomonological, analytical, and behavioristic. There is a brief description of group counseling skills and techniques. The steps in developing a group counseling program are…

This article presents a model for a three-hour semester course training group counselors. It was consensually planned by participants in "Small Group Discussion--The Training of Group Counselors" at the 1976 National Conference for the Teaching of Group: Theory and Practice. Three main parts are experience, theory, and survival. (Author/JEL)

Cohesiveness and collaboration are identified as co-determinants of group productivity and affective responses of group members. A theoretical model detailing the interaction of these variables is presented. It is argued that application of group-dynamic models to specific organizational settings could improve management practice and performance…

Describes a research project examining non-professional knowledge of and attitudes to sensitivity training groups. A questionnaire was distributed to college students, police officers and members of a group dynamics class. Results indicate that all three groups had fairly positive attitudes towards sensitivity training. (NG)