The Structured Discussion Approach (SDA) is a continuing inservice program in which faculty members mutually decide upon and attempt to solve common instructional problems. The five steps in the SDA are: identify the major instructional problems felt by the faculty, discuss with the faculty the framework behind the SDA, prepare for the outside…

This study employs a time-series analysis of naturalistic developmental functioning to describe characteristics of transition in social development. A special education classroom of eight preadolescents, ages 11 and 12, provided subjects for this study. Transitional patterns in social cognitive development were studied in children's…

A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DROPOUTS MUST TEACH NOT ONLY SKILLS BUT SHOULD ALSO IMPART A SET OF SOCIAL AND ESTHETIC VALUES THAT PROVIDE A REASON FOR EARNING A LIVING. THE DEPRIVED BACKGROUND OF DROPOUTS FOSTERS ANTISOCIAL, ANTI-INTELLECTUAL, AND ANTICULTURAL ATTITUDES. EXPOSURES TO CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ALONE IS INSUFFICIENT TO ALTER DEEPLY ENTRENCHED…

DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF OBSERVERS, TEACHERS, AND RESEARCHERS IN DESCRIBING CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, THIS MODEL WAS SET UP IN 3 DIMENSIONS--CONTENT-SKILLS, CONCEPT LEVEL (DATA, CONCEPT, GENERALIZATION), AND STYLE (FOCUSING ON DESCRIPTION, EXPANSION, EXPLANATION, EVALUATION-EXPLANATION, AND EVALUATION). SUBDIVIDING CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS IS ACCOMPLISHED…

TO EVALUATE THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CIRCULAR LETTER, NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, AND FARM VISIT IN GETTING A NEW FARM PRACTICE ADOPTED ON RICE FARMS IN ST. LANDRY PARISH, LOUISIANA, THREE SAMPLE GROUPS WERE SELECTED AT RANDOM FROM THE AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE RICE GROWERS LIST AND EXPOSED TO ONE OF THE TEACHING…

Anthropologists have indicated that the need to act politically and to avoid the appearance of such action is marked in egalitarian societies. The perils of confrontation in such societies often foster indirect and highly allusive speech. This paper invesitgates the relationship between direct and indirect speech in an Indo-Fijian community which…

The document describes a research project studying the effects of using popular music in a high school contemporary U.S. history course. The hypothesis was to ascertain whether popular music can increase student interest and performance in the social studies. Two sections of senior high school students were studied. Section I, the control group,…

PLANNED FOR INSTRUCTORS, BOTH LAY AND PROFESSIONAL, IN UNIVERSITY EXTENSION MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, THIS HANDBOOK PRESENTS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF BASIC PRINCIPLES, TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES OF ADULT INSTRUCTION. AFTER A DISCUSSION OF THE STUDENT AND HIS NEEDS, THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE PRESENTATION (LESSON PLAN AND WORKING…

SINCE THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISORDERS FELT ISOLATED FROM THEIR CHILDREN, THE PSYCHIATRIST IN CHARGE OF THE NORTH SHORE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION DECIDED GROUP WORK WITH THESE PARENTS WAS NEEDED. FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF WORKING WITH SEVERAL SUCH GROUPS IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT (1) A GROUP SHOULD BE COMPOSED ONLY OF PARENTS WHOSE…

A comprehensive case study is presented of the Antigonish Movement in eastern Nova Scotia. Originally founded to combat poverty and exploitation, it has functioned since 1929 under the extension department of St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish. The Movement brought education into the lives of ordinary working people and introduced group…

A n experiment explored possible personality differences between sociometric techniques following small group discussions. Such differences could predict emergence of leadership behavior in initially leaderless discussion groups. Participating in assigned groups of four or five were 269 Master of Business Administration students and 65 business…

Citizens of Brown County, Wisconsin participated in planning for Total Resource Development, led by professional extension personnel who oriented study group members to planning purposes and procedures and provided resource information. Data to determine how the planning process met six conditions were obtained from questionnaires, analysis of…

Two captioned affective films from the AIT series Inside/Out were tested with 14 intermediate (ages 13 to 15) and 39 elementary (ages 11 and 12) hearing impaired children at the Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind. Measures of attention, post-film discussion, student comprehension, and student and teacher opinions were taken to determine the…

Presented are inservice education guidelines for elementary school teachers of mainstreamed educable mentally handicapped and learning disabled students. The Team Learning Center (California) Inservice program is described in terms of goals and objectives, content areas (covering academic and behavior management and communication), instructional…

A whole range of information is given for librarians who wish to provide library programs for their communities. Types of programs include discussion groups, film showings, poetry readings, drama presentations, music and drama programs, talks, demonstrations and instruction, workshops, videotape and multimedia productions, automated programs, and…