To investigate the role of learning disabled (LD) children's nonverbal behavior in affecting adult judgments, 13 LD and 14 nondisabled (NLD) children in grades 3 through 5 were given instructions either to ingratiate or to act naturally with an adult interviewer while discussing their television preferences. (Author/SBH)

Eisner's educational criticism model produces a richer description of an English classroom than does Flanders' interaction analysis. (Author)

Data show that giving information to members of a group is more important in determining the perception by others that the person is facilitating group performance. Asking for information and opinions is more important in actual facilitation of group learning. Social-emotional support becomes important after initial phases of group interaction.…

Confirms that leadership variables are the most potent determinants of group effectiveness. Anglo female leaders are most effective although sex is not the basic determinant. Language is an influential variable. Group effectiveness is not dependent on cultural matching of members and leaders. (Author/BEF)

This study investigates the leadership-followership behaviors of 48 kindergarten children from different socioeconomic backgrounds. (CM)

An observational field study documents the early appearances of group behaviors in different age groups of preschool children in communal settings in Israel. (CM)

Discusses new research which suggests a need for a model integrating all the various approaches to the study of nonverbal cues. (MH)

Macroanalysis is a technique by which behavior patterns can be identified from any observational data are collected in a manner that preserves the sequence of the individual codes. (MM)

The present paper describes an alternate response to the problem of juvenile status offenders (JSO). The intervention is based on a psychological conception of the problem rather than a legal one. Specifically, family therapy is the core of the intervention strategy. An evaluation of this program is reported. (Author)

This article discusses the impact on one counselor and the culminating development of the unique interviewing technique of openly sharing the written record with the client which answers the patient's age-old question of what the therapist is thinking about him and his problems. (Author)

The relationship between counselor social interest and three dimensions of counseling effectiveness was examined. Students (N=98) and counselors (N=8) at a university counseling center participated. The counselor's social interest score was significantly related to the client's scores on satisfaction, self-acceptance, and sociability. Implications…

It is proposed that a high degree of psychological father presence, when incongruent with reality and if persistent over time, is negatively related to family functionality. Correlational analysis reveals significant covariance between family functionality and psychological father presence, operating in a negative direction, as proposed. (Author)

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