A self-help project called Concept Associates, Inc., was started at Parish Prison in New Orleans. While most penal rehabilitation programs educate inmates and teach them a trade, the work of Concept is more thorough. The inmates aid each other with their problems by concentrating on inner changes and the power of positive thinking through four…

Study was designed to investigate whether rivalry, coaction, and audience can be isolated separately from a competitive situation. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this article is to offer a process for motivating people for change based upon specific strategies. (Authors/CB)

Suggests that one way to democratize the learning process is to use the Learning Through Discussion (LTD) technique which applies the concepts of group dynamics and group development to the classroom. (DS)

The group counselor can help the Asian-American client to be more expressive in communicating his feelings and thoughts to the group without negating his cultural values. Counseling can be more than therapeutic; it can also be rewardingly educational. (Author)

This is a research study of personality correlates and attitude changes of prospective teachers in sensitivity training. Results imply that the sensitivity training experience promoted a greater self-understanding for the teacher trainees as well as increasing the understanding of the attitudes and feelings of their students and others. (Author)

The article relates the planning and actuation of buddy day'' as an aid in the students' transition from sixth to seventh grade. Each seventh grader was assigned a sixth grader as his buddy'' for the day, and there was teacher intervisitation. (JA)

The article concludes that authority oriented groups and trainers were least successful. Significant linkages have been found between data oriented trainers and two learning goals, and between people oriented trainers and two other goals. (Author)

This laboratory experiment tested a flat organization structure with few levels of administration, against a tall structure to determine their effects on group performance. (LN)

Study results indicate that individuals distinctly prefer one kind of arrangement over other alternatives and that group members interact in such a way that identifiable differences among participant groups are noticeable. (Author)

Psychological and educational measurement is carried out according to the type of model used and data collected. The H entropy which shows the dispersion of the data can be divided into intragroup and intergroup entropy. Choice of colors, sociometrical choice, and the communications are three situations where this resolution can be applied. (MF)

The study adds further support to Rogers' process theory both in the direction of movement and the kinds of changes individuals make under the stated conditions. In addition, the study suggests that the weekend format induces greater process movement than in weekly time limited groups. (Author)

Six short stories and related questions that can be used as discussion starters to help children explore interpersonal relations. (RB)