This article discusses racial and ethnic prejudice in adolescents. It also discusses policies, programs, and strategies for ameliorating racial and ethnic tensions in both the public schools and the larger society. (Author/AM)

Women represent almost half of the 1956-1976 increase in union membership, but their representation in official positions did not advance proportionately. The article presents and discusses data on labor force participation, union and association membership, and offices held by women. (MF)

A case study of a woman manager and her staff within a mental health center is analyzed in an attempt to interrelate organizational structure, leadership style, and staff group dynamics. The approach to the exercise of authority is sociopsychological. Available from: JAB S Order Dept., NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, P.O. Box 9155,…

The university grapevine is described as an informal communication system developed out of basic human needs of belonging, influencing, and being accepted by a group. This article discusses when and why it becomes most active in the institution, and how it can be controlled. (LBH)

Group counseling is defined. The values and individual goals of group counseling are discussed. The developmental self-concept approach is described in its three phases: phenomonological, analytical, and behavioristic. There is a brief description of group counseling skills and techniques. The steps in developing a group counseling program are…

This article presents a model for a three-hour semester course training group counselors. It was consensually planned by participants in "Small Group Discussion--The Training of Group Counselors" at the 1976 National Conference for the Teaching of Group: Theory and Practice. Three main parts are experience, theory, and survival. (Author/JEL)

Cohesiveness and collaboration are identified as co-determinants of group productivity and affective responses of group members. A theoretical model detailing the interaction of these variables is presented. It is argued that application of group-dynamic models to specific organizational settings could improve management practice and performance…

Describes a research project examining non-professional knowledge of and attitudes to sensitivity training groups. A questionnaire was distributed to college students, police officers and members of a group dynamics class. Results indicate that all three groups had fairly positive attitudes towards sensitivity training. (NG)

The co-leader dyad can be viewed as a small group in its own right, developing over time. The purpose of this paper is to propose a model of some of these developmental changes in member expectations, co-leader responses, and the co-leaders' relationship with each other. (Author/NG)

Groups (N=16), composed of three males and three females, experienced one of four warm-up conditions prior to a 45-minute leaderless encounter group. Nonverbal exercises seemed to promote the largest increases in self-ratings of extraversion. The modeling condition was most effective in fostering a group atmosphere rated as "active."…

Essentially, the HIM is a systematic set of categories developed for use in understanding and classifying interaction in small groups, especially therapy groups. It has, however, been used not only on T-groups, encounter groups, discussion groups, and such, but also on individual and dyadic counseling sessions. (Author)

Recommends a classroom exercise to demonstrate intergroup relations. Possible learning outcomes include conflict resolution, decision-making, trust, and increased understanding of differences between competitive and collaborative behavior. (Author/DB)

Possible bases for student influence over teachers are examined. Since teachers cannot avoid being influenced by students, it is important for them to consciously select the kinds of influence efforts to which they will respond. (MJB)

Ego-identity has an effect on interpersonal conflict resolution. Group members with strong ego-identity employ more successful conflict resolutions than weaker ego-identity members. This may explain why group members may not all get down to tasks before them. (Author/MFD)

This study suggests female and male verbal behavior should be viewed separately when analysing task-importance. Ego-involvement works with task importance to create atmospheres of maximum involvement. Characteristics of communication and group pressure for uniformity are identified. (MFD)