A classroom communication course combines both the study of communication variables in the classroom and the opportunity for students to practice some communication skills they might use as classroom teachers. The course has three major objectives. In seminar style, the students and teacher together will identify questions worth exploring in the…

A study examined significant deliberate learning activities (as demonstrated in learning projects) which were related to spiritual growth. (Spiritual growth was defined in broad terms within which each interviewee interpreted his or her own concept.) Fifty persons between the ages of thirty-five and fifty-five and representing five groups (three…

Describes research on the training of children to acquire prosocial behavior, especially through television viewing. Published by the Journal of the American Speech and Hearing Association, The Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc., Danville, Ill., (Subscription: $28.00; $31.00 Foreign; single copy $2.50; $2.75 Foreign). (MH)

This document focuses on four children in a small group, solving word problems aloud. Different aspects of how children in small groups approach problems were revealed; certain characteristics of their attempts to solve problems suggest a variety of questions for further research. These pupils were part of a project that involved six groups of…

Designed to improve students' discussion skills and to promote independent reading, the "Talking about Books" program stresses the improvement of oral language through peer group discussion of books. Like the Junior Great Books program, "Talking about Books" requires that students read selected books independently and then participate in group…

VOCATIONAL TEACHERS CAN USE THIS STUDY GUIDE AS AN ORGANIZED PLAN OF DEVELOPING APPROPRIATE DISCUSSION TOPICS RELATIVE TO JOB ORIENTATION IN 2-YEAR PART-TIME CLASSES. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY AN INSTRUCTOR-COORDINATOR AND AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MAJOR DIVISIONS ARE (1) PERSONAL TRAITS, (2) MONEY AND BANKING, (3) SCHOOL RELATIONS, (4) CIVIC…

Instructor skills which are useful in facilitating classroom discussion are described. Suggestions are made for organizing the group (optimal size being 5 to 7 students), establishing agenda and procedures, and identifying responsibilities. Specific techniques are given for managing the flow of ideas, encouraging students to freely exchange ideas…

Resources for planning adult education events are provided in this manual. Four major sections, with subdivisions, are presented: (1) Pre-meeting Preparation (the planning committee, goals and objectives, facilities and equipment, and leadership); (2) The Meeting (orientation and opening, working toward the objectives, people factors, and…

In teaching Alan Paton"s "Cry, The Beloved Country," a high school English teacher made extensive use of mass media in classes of both bright and reluctant students. Oral reports by students, an in-class interview with a South African exchange student, two films on South Africa, and the record and film of the novel enhanced the…

A study was made to determine client system leadership expectations in individual and group problem situations. A questionnaire was developed, and validated by a panel, which asked respondents to rank three solution approach alternatives for individual and group problems--individual, group or key person nature. It was mailed to 190 community…

This guide to creative procedures for improving teaching adult church groups deals with the following: (1) steps in planning for instructional and learning experiences in adult groups; (2) techniques for admitting new ideas into a class; (3) using personal creativity through such means as role-playing, real-life experiences, brainstorming,…

The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to evaluate the Self Enhancing Education (SEE) Project, and (2) to formulate and evaluate group learning activities for behaviorally handicapped students. SEE, developed in the schools of Cupertino, California, and implemented under a Title III grant, provided training in communication processes…

In order to determine the communication factors of group leadership, 500 undergraduates enrolled in an introductory communication theory course at a large New England university were randomly assigned to laboratory sections of 25 students each. Over an eight week period the students in each group redistributed into different groups varying in size…