Suggestions and examples for using role playing and simulation in college history classes that are easily adaptable to elementary and secondary education. (JR)

Describes, giving examples, the use of a Socratic game in which a law class is assigned a case to read and in class one student is asked to make argument for the plaintiff, a second to explain the defendent's position, a third to give a judicial ruling with reasons. (JT)

Thirty-two assertive situations that varied in social-interpersonal context were administered to 60 hospitalized psychiatric patients via role playing. Support for a stimulus specific theory of assertive behaviors and implications for assertive training are discussed. (Author)

This paper describes a social-learning approach to counseling as it is developed at Valley View School for Boys, Illinois Department of Corrections. (Author/SM)

A foreign language course designed to teach students through role playing situations is described. (DE)

Research supported by U.S. Public Health Research Grant No. MH-07176-01 from the Mental Health Division.

Research supported by the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity grant 1492.

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