This book presents a practical guide on how to improve the communication and cultural awareness among culturally different people. It is organized into three parts which correspond to the three stages of multicultural development: awareness, knowledge, and skills. The first part emphasize the awareness of culturally learned opinions, attitudes,…

The paper considers the difference between articulatory and phonological disorders. The deviant production of a phoneme may be articulatory or phonological in nature. The nature of the phonemic deviation must be determined before appropriate therapeutic intervention may be devised. Recorded responses of 53 children (ages 4 years, six months to six…

It seems fundamentally wrong that a philosopher should concern himself with ethics, teach ethics, yet, at the same time, seem morally indifferent to what goes on about him. (Author)

This plan for the orientation and in-service training of community college trustees draws upon game-simulation and role-playing techniques. Small groups of no more than 12 new trustees rotate to consider topics of interest to which four experienced trustees and one professional technician have been assigned as moderators. (NHM)

THE LEARNING STYLE OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IS THE INDUCTIVE, RATHER THAN THE DEDUCTIVE, DISCOVERY METHOD OF LEARNING. BY STARTING WITH A PARTICULAR CONCRETE ITEM WITHIN THE CHILD'S FRAME OF REFERENCE, IT BECOMES EASIER FOR HIM TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS. THROUGH SKILLFUL QUESTIONING, THE TEACHER CAN HELP THE CHILD SEARCH OUT AND UNDERSTAND AN…

This document is intended to aid inservice teachers in developing their classroom teaching skills through the use of role-playing techniques. The material is designed for use as part of an audiovisual teacher education minicourse. Suggestions are given for planning and executing dramatic experiences and learning activities. Use of a videotape…

The paper demonstrates the potential of sociodramatic and role-taking activities for promoting socially competent behavior in the retarded. Possible applicability of a variety of interventin techniques to different settings or countries is considered. The domains of role-taking and sociodramatic activities are seen to comprise an important and…

This simulation game begins with an introduction which lists the areas of study involved and presents some basic instructions. Rules and criteria for the simulation game are then presented, which state that each participant in the game is assigned a personality role, a position role, and a situation to which he will react. Descriptions of the…

Traditional methods of recruitment and selection in academic administration have not placed an emphasis on formal training or preparation but have relied heavily on informal notions of experiential learning. Simulation as a device for representing complex processes in a manageable form, gaming as an organizing technique for training and…

This document focuses on the behavior influence process as it is related to modeling and role playing applied in classroom settings. The topics discussed are divided into six sections, with an "Introduction" and "A Final Word.""What Is Modeling?" describes some basic conclusions about modeling reached by behavioral and learning researchers. "How…

Describes the benefits of using role playing as a technique in solving disputes concerning the contents of student publications. (RB)

In an experiment to investigate the possible effects of determinate sentencing, 48 prisoners were tested on six variables. Although there was some indirect evidence that the indeterminate sentence is a source of tension, the issue remains open. (Author)

Investigated was the ability of 76 children (16 siblings of retarded children, 27 students in integrated and 33 students in segregated fifth grade classrooms) to take a retarded child's role. (CL)