Peer reinforcement, modeling, and cooperative programing arrangements are among the strategies described which involve peers in modifying the behavior problems of classmates. (CL)

The technique of listing behavioral objectives for a teaching syllabus is briefly described. A list of 38 objectives is given for a previously described practical microbiology course and student reaction to them is discussed. Clearly written objectives are considered a powerful tool for the teacher, benefitting both teacher and student. (Author/MA)

College student change on values, intellectual orientation, and personal development was analyzed in the context of a causal model. Research was based on logitudinal study of students in a large liberal arts college and a small, innovative, living-learning environment. College impact on students was mediated through human interaction with…

Examples of the many ways in which educational media can be used in minority studies, in improving relations between races, and in improving the education of the disadvantaged are cited in order to indicate the value of educational media in these areas. (Author/AM)

Even the best employees tend to reach plateaus and need consistent direction for their continued achievement. To be truly effective, job related training should include recognizable components which people feel will result in improvement of themselves as individuals. (EM)

Family context therapy attempts to change environmental conditions that cause or accentuate family difficulties and to construct contexts that promote family well-being. This approach moves the center of family interventions from the arena of the clinical office into the larger society, to helping agencies and institutions for therapeutic effort.…

In part one of this two-part paper, skills which distress couples need in order to more effectively solve their marital problems were enumerated. In this section, the technology for helping couples to learn to solve problems more effectively is discussed. (Author)

Four methods of computing life change for one- and two-year periods were tested with two measures of college grades. The relationship between life change and grades appears to be that of a threshold effect. Above a certain level of life change, increasing change is inversely related to grades. (Author/BW)

The present study investigated the effects on socially incompetent college students (N=20) of a group program that used social-learning theory and behavior-rehearsal techniques. Significant gains in social competence were shown. (Author)

This investigation compared the relative effectiveness of group-administered cue-controlled relaxation and group systematic desensitization in the treatment of speech anxiety. Also examined was the role of professional versus paraprofessional counselors in implementing the treatment program. A description of the cue-controlled relaxation technique…

Evidence from both normal and incongruous gender differentiation shows that a rehabilitative rather than a curative approach may be an effect form of treatment for some gender transpositions. The approach to gender disturbances is consonant with the American Psychiatric Association's discontinuance of defining all homosexuality as a disease.…

Increasingly, practitioners in the helping professions are altering traditional behavior modification techniques through the use of an educational model. The author believes that by doing so, a more humanistic approach to behavior modification is achieved. (Author)

A project is reported in which students consurrently enrolled in a course in psychological foundations and in student teaching received a concentrated consumer's course in systematic behavior management with emphasis on application. Performance objectives are described. (LBH)

Analyzes the use of behavioral self-modification projects in college classes. Such projects are attempts by students to apply the principles of behavioral psychology to their own behavior. Discussed are impact of projects on student learning, extent of student behavior change, and adequacy of research design. (Author/AV)