This study investigated the extent of 45 delinquent boys' deficits in role taking skills, and the effects of an experimental remedial program that employed drama and videotape exercises in role taking training. (DP)

Suggests ways in which counselor can relate to those whose personalities and failures make them difficult to "like . (CJ)

Models for world order studies are described. They provide inquiry into various proposals for attaining world peace and, through role playing, develop students' ability to inquire into the proposals' effectiveness. (JB)

After reading a short story, a sixth grade class became involved in an avid discussion, a debate, and dramatic play - all based on the short story. A vast amount of learning had taken place through the study of a single short story. (Author/DR)

The purpose of group counseling was to promote new social learning involving identification with other group members, leading to expanded field perception and insight into the projection of thoughts, feelings and motives onto others. (Author)

Describes a program that gives the child a chance to assess himself and his future potential by recognizing and developing his own special abilities, needs, and interests through manipulative experiences. (Author)

The effects of role playing and repetition of persuasive communication on opinion change were studied by means of a 2 x 2 factorial design (N = 296). Active role playing was superior to passive listening, and three presentations of the persuasive communications were superior to a single presentation. Role playing and repetition did not interact.…

Dramatic improvisation helps an active group of remedial students to voice their opinions on right and wrong conduct. (SW)

Role playing and peer ranking by psychology students. (IR)

Argues that in teaching standard English to groups which, like Eskimos and speakers of Hawaiian Pidgin, are quite removed from mainstream American culture, role playing, as natural human behavior, can provide the bridge between classroom drill and real-life utilization of new language patterns. (FB)