The author points out cultural values and patterns of behavior among Mexican-Americans and barriers to assimilation in an alien society that demand adaptation of the initial contact phases of social work. How the technique was adapted to provide effective counseling and achieve agency-client partnership is illustrated. (Author)

The condition of life experienced by people of lower social-class position tend to impair their ability to deal resourcefully with the problematic and the stressful. Such impairment would result only for people who are both genetically vulnerable and exposed to considerable stress--these may affect the lowest social classes with special severity.…

Using praise and student-initiated ideas, along with avoiding criticism and showing positive regard for the student as a person, characterized teachers who tended to promote the child's own goals. (Editor)

The authors employ Bales' IPA and apply hypotheses from Homans' Human Group'' to present a sociological approach to the scientific study of classroom interaction at the elementary school level. (Authors)

Examines several issues relative to the role of immaturity in the instruction of man, and how the young are inducted into the species. (DM)

Summarizes results of four studies on amount of time spent studying and factors related to study time. Overall study time was associated with sex, place of residence, and major selection. (Author)

Discusses counseling dialogue in religious context, but applicable universally. Successful encounter stresses reception, acceptance, listening, understanding, prudence. Focuses on importance of reflective, rather than directive counselor response. (CJ)

Article discusses the influence of society and culture on the goals and content of educational problems. (MM)

Article describes the changing, organized behavioral patterns of the sensorimotor period, techniques for treatment, assessment charts, and role of the therapist. (MB)