Argues that fictitious roles and situations, particularly if too far removed from the students' experiences, contribute to the failure of role-playing activities as a teaching technique in second language classes. Offers an alternative view of role-taking and eight principles to guide teachers in their selection and adaptation of role-play…

Conducted two experiments (N=96) to validate the Assertion Inventory (AI) which used a role playing format. Results of experiment one (which were in sharp contrast to the results of experiment two) provided strong support for the validity of the AI. (LLL)

To give trainees a deeper level of experience, instructors often use role plays. In a role play, of course, learners enact the situation rather than merely talk about it. In a significant way, role plays let learners escape the environment of the classroom in order to behave as they would in real life. (SSH)

A community education program developed to deal with negative attitudes in elementary and secondary students included sharing of personal experiences by handicapped persons and simulation activities. Followup activities include values clarification, role-playing exercises, and publication of a newsletter. (CL)

Presented are four teaching activities for early grades, including one using the Atari PILOT "fill" command. Includes an article ("The Human Computer") by Andy Van Duyne suggesting a role-playing activity designed to illustrate programing techniques and terms. (JN)

Adolescent male delinquents were administered the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) to examine the relationship between behavioral indices of aggression and hostility. The results of this investigation supported the hypothesis that an inverse relationship exists between hostility on the TAT and ratings of aggressive behavior in adolescent males.…

Explores the use of simulation and role playing activities to teach students about lifestyles, ideologies, and political relationships in Asia. A short-term role playing technique and a long-term foreign policy simulation are described. (Author/DB)

The values of role playing and suggestions for using role playing in the preservice and inservice of education of social studies teachers are discussed. A brief bibliography on role playing as a general method is included. (Author/KM)

This article describes "open-chair roleplaying," a form of roleplaying that is a means for identifying and exploring student concerns in group settings. (RWP)

A role-playing activity puts students into the roles of public officials and concerned citizens who decide through a public hearing whether or not to allow the construction of a high-rise apartment in their city. (Author/KM)

The most recent simulation product of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) is the Monroe City Simulation. The authors describe five generic issues that UCEA simulation developers must face in this kind of developmental work. (WM)

Article illustrates how the cultural products of an epoch educate with or without schooling. (Author/RK)

Through a course involving role playing and individual research (developed at Hunter College, NY), students work to gain personal understanding of the experience of emotional distress, a working knowledge of the literature and a greater facility for identifying and interacting with distressed adolescents. (Author/CJ)

Students learn about libel laws through role playing in journalism classes. (RB)