A course that capitalizes on individual and group experiences and encourages students to expand their powers of observation and discernment is presented in the course, students analyzing their thoughts and translate them into written responses. The performance objectives are: A. Given opportunities to experience sensory and emotional stimuli,…

The existence of critical listening abilities as part of general listening ability was explored. The abilities were: (1) Detecting the Speaker's Purpose, (2) Analyzing and Judging Propaganda, and (3) Analyzing and Judging Arguments. Critical listening was defined as the process of examining spoken materials in the light of related objective…

This research project used 93 college students to study the correlation between neuroticism and interpersonal space. The study shows that stressed persons prefer larger social distances than do well adjusted persons. Results also revealed a proxemic difference related to sex of the experimenters, with subjects prefering to sit closer to female…

In this project, Black children aged four and a half or older who had been placed in white adoptive homes were studied to determine whether or not they have a different self concept, a different degree of psychopathology and a different reaction to black and white skin color than do a similar group of Black children placed in Black homes. The…

Consistent with Anderson's weighted averaging model, it was predicted that 19 subjects who were defined by a lack of differentiation among their personal constructs would experience considerable inconsistency in the factorial combination of five personality trait dimensions selected from each subject's REP test. Such inconsistency was expected to…

College Activities of the 70's deals with the role of the Activities Director as educator, using the campus as his classroom. This individual is involved in the education of students by assisting them with their socialization and maturation process, through student involvement in presenting programs for and with the entire college community. The…

The effects of slide photos on ideational fluency in 240 children in grades IV, VII and IX were studied. Children listed uses of tires and knives and similarities between potatoes and carrots, and cats and mice. It was reasoned that stimula which attract attention too closely to physical characteristics of objects directly under consideration…

This compilation of articles covers the subject of four throwing events--shot put, discus throw, hammer throw, and javelin throw. The history of the art and science of throwing is traced from ancient to modern times in the introduction. Theories on training and techniques of throwing are presented in essays contributed by coaches from the United…

This chapter reviews selected materials in psychology that are related to the nature of man and his development and that are relevant to a humanistic system of education. Humanistic is used to indicate a concern with the learner as a whole person rather than simply as a disembodied intellect or repository of cognitive processes. In reviewing the…

Programs broadcast by the three major television networks that portrayed contemporary American families were analyzed for one week to discern the frequency of specified televised marital and parental role behaviors. The purpose of this content analysis was to determine what behaviors the television spouses displayed toward each other and toward…

Increased numbers of married students in college and high school suggests school counselors need to become more familiar with the principles and techniques of family counseling. The need for specialized skills and an appeal for help in acquiring them is presented, promoting a dialogue between school counselors and family therapists. (Author)

Described are alternative approaches for developing visual perception skills found in using selected science experiences. Use of various science programs available, such as ESS, SCIS, OBIS and Matal, is suggested. Visual sequencing is prescribed and described. (EB)

Describes a study which examines the relationship between a rise in juvenile crime and the school term. Concludes that adolescents act out in the community the roles they acquire in schools. Journal available from Joan Watson, Distribution Secretary, The New Era, 54 Fontarabia Road, London, SWII 5PF. (KC)

First graders taught with the initial teaching alphabet showed superior word recognition when compared with matched subjects taught in the traditional English alphabet instructional format. Retesting in third grade showed no significant differences between the groups, but indicated that auditory memory affected reading performance in both…

A music program teaches auditory skills at an English school for mentally handicapped students. (Author/PHR)