Suggests teaching techniques to develop children's insights about human relations. (MM)

Members of a commune and members of a fraternity and a sorority were compared on measures of attitude and behavior. As predicted, commune residents demonstrated significantly more favorable attitudes toward non-traditional values. Also, the living arrangement of a commune may be more reinforcing toward within-group cooperation. (Author)

A professor discusses campus unrest and gives possible reasons for the decline in student protest in the 1971-72 school year. (SP)

Maladjustment scores and frequency of use were unrelated; however, the very heaviest drug users were more maladjusted. Users also were more likely to have been in psychotherapy than nonusers. Very heavy marijuana users are, like alcoholics, in considerable psychological distress, whereas moderate users show no personality dysfunction. (Author)

Describes the importance of nonverbal messages in teacher classroom effectiveness. (AN)

The study examined the effects of three self-instructional approaches of teaching diagnostic problem-solving. Two of the approaches attempted to stimulate student-equipment interaction via programmed and text instruction while a third approach utilized actual equipment. The equipment approach was superior to non-equipment simulation approaches.…

The findings suggest that the AML Behavior Rating Scale is a promising mass screening device for the identification of children who are vulnerable to school failure. (Author)

The study concludes that there are major presses within the environment of institutions that confront students. Two of these are social and academic. Students may be led to withdraw from the environment because they experience difficulties in their encounters with these presses. (Author)

Research shows that the lessons learned at the typical high school as now operated are bored acquiescence or bold defiance, and that considerable reform is necessary if schools are to model democratic society. (Author)

Describes the ACI (Activities Categories), a system based on Flander's interaction analysis. Each of eleven activity categories is explained and classified as being either student centered or teacher centered. Reviews the use of ACI and how the data are analyzed. (PR)