The relationship between susceptibility to group pressure and the racial composition of small groups was explored in this study of 280 fourth, fifth and sixth graders. On tests of perceptual judgment, Negro children showed more conformity than whites, and girls more than boys. (Author/NH)

Discusses encounter group as facilitator of personal growth and aid in teaching individuals effective communication. Presented at International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers Annual Convention, Miami, Florida, 1969. (EK)

Describes and evaluates program which attempted to reduce the alienation that keeps youth within the poverty-failure cycle, through work experience, and personal and vocational counseling. (Author)

Analyzes the responses of 210 Hawaian Japanese and Caucasian respondents from seven different residential subsamples to questions regarding racial perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors. (JM)

Leadership style, group composition, and group development are simultaneously quantified through the use of the matrix. It represents an attempt to objectify the art of group therapy. Comment by Richard C. Rank follows. (Author)

To focus upon identity, high school students were exposed to the group process. The youngsters had an opportunity to function within groups while viewing themselves and others as well as the functions of the group through the use of integrated media. (Author/BY)

Suggests that usurpation of control by a leader causes low-status group members to become dissatisfied with participation, but perceived lack of support causes dissatisfaction with the level of goal attainment. Tables and bibliography. (RW)

The author describes and validates a sociometric technique which is simple and time saving as compared with techniques that entail working with first and second preferences of children and constructing sociograms. (Author)

Article Lists ten principles for effective teaching of teacher education. (IR)

This article looks at several informal groups on one campus engaged in self directed group therapy. While continued use of the NTL model of group dynamics is favored, in structured settings, efforts must be pushed to educate students and staff regarding possible harm from the informal action groups. Presented at American College Health…

While not a panacea, group counseling does appear to be an effective tool for increasing the motivation of underachievers. However, it is possible that the attention offered the students, rather than the counseling accounted for their improved behaviors. (CJ)

Staffing as a process for dealing with pupil problems appears to have som merit in that it provides opportunity for various participants to express points of view; allows freedom for exchange of ideas; and bolsters the theory that two heads are better than one." (Author)

Discusses: (1) characteristics of the disadvantaged; (2) principles of group selection and group interaction; and (3) group counseling techniques - continuity, results, talking and influencing behavior. (EK)