Examined the hypothesis that families balanced on the dimensions of cohesion and adaptability would evidence more positive communication skills. In general, the hypothesis was supported. However, the results were more consistent for the cohesion dimension than for adaptability. Also, sex differences were found. (Author/BL)

Metaphorical analysis of small group interactions enables researchers and practitioners to isolate, identify, and intervene with the current social reality of the group. This heuristic study offers one view of the specific meaning structures which account for the development of group cohesiveness. (BL)

Discusses the pluralism and diversity of the language teaching profession and ways in which the profession might become more unified, with an emphasis on the role of the professional societies. (EKN)

Suggests that industrial arts consider casting aside its traditional second place role and become committed to the educational tasks at hand. (GR)

Research by the U.S. Office of Education under the provisions of the Cooperative Research Program (Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning).

Dimensions of group self-disclosure, intimacy and immediacy, were examined in two experiments using college student (N=273) subjects who viewed four videotapes of group interactions. Groups in which members made more disclosures about intimate topics were percieved as more cohesive. Higher immediacy, however, was not associated with increased…

The focus of a common curriculum in general education should be on six shared human experiences, the use of symbols, membership in groups and institutions, production and consumption, relationship with nature, sense of time, and values and beliefs. (Author/RW)

Discusses the development of Black nationalism with reference to the influences of Marcus Garvey and his followers such as Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Elijah Muhammad, and Malcolm X. (JLF)

Argues against the notion that advanced capitalism is not conducive to the functioning of middleman entrepreneurial minorities. Holds that ethnic groups are sometimes able to use communal solidarity to keep their costs down, and that within advanced capitalism there is still a place for groups with petit bourgeois specialities. (Author/GC)

This article briefly discusses some important elements of group effectiveness, then outlines characteristics of groupthink, provides examples of situations in which it occurs, and recommends actions in each case for preventing or lessening it. (Author/CT)

Examines the use of the dap in the military between 1960 and 1976 and concludes that, beyond being a ritualistic handshake, it served as a symbol of Black opposition to White racism, a sign of Black identity, and a symbol of Black unity. (JMF)

A group of Puerto Rican female outpatients at a New York State mental health facility underwent group therapy. Through case studies the limitations and growth potential of the group are described. The group's strength was their cultural homogeneity. Drawing on similar pasts and presents, members could communicate with each other. (Author/BEF)