Modeling was shown to be a more rapid modification procedure than was shaping, and the interaction levels produced through modeling, with or without the addition of shaping, were more stable over time. (Authors)

Changes in parental behavior were investigated in Cologne, West Germany, in 1960 and 1968, and upstate New York in 1960-1962 and 1965 using ratings made by 6th grade school children. The hypothesized changes were confirmed for 7 parental behaviors. (Author/WY)

To assist professionals fully aware of the content of family life education in organizing change, a planned sequence is suggested. The method is focused on process, and developed cooperatively with recipients or clients. (Author)

The study investigated the effect of a videotape instructional routine in combination with contingent application of token reinforcements on attendant child interaction (nine female attendants and five children) in a residential facility for developmentally retarded children. (Author/GW)

The question-asking behavior of disadvantaged Mexican-American second-grade children was found readily modifiable using an adult model offering contingent praise. (Authors)

A discussion of the key to success in family therapy as found in the change in interpersonal behavior within the family. (JM)

Discusses problem involved in achieving and/or evaluating effective differentiated staffing--the problem of defining and measuring differences in traditional terms (longevity, etc.) rather than functional ones (planning, evaluating, etc.) Cites three studies which illustrate the way in which research and current practice tend to reinforce each…