A study examined the effect of assigned social decision rule (whether a jury is required to give a unanimous or less than unanimous verdict) on the process and product of mock jury deliberations. Subjects, 360 students from an eastern university, were randomly assigned to six-member juries under three decision rule conditions: (1) unanimity, (2)…

The 1972 Indian Education Act is the first piece of legislation enacted into law that gives Indian people on reservations, in rural settings, and in the cities control over their own education. A brief history of the Act, the past and present struggle for appropriations, lawsuits for Indian education, the struggle for implementation, and the…

The National Advisory Council for Indian Education is a 15-member, all Indian Council established by the Indian Education Act of 1972. The article discusses the role and responsibilities of the Council, and lists its members, including their tribes, addresses, and experience. (KM)

The American Indian Management Institute (AIMI) is a nonprofit, Indian administered institution established in 1972 to provide training in all aspects of Indian business management. (KM)

Description of student-run, problem-oriented work groups as an alternative teaching model that allows for fusion of the rigor of a structured course and the flexibility of independent study. (ND)

Student team techniques, involving two conceptually distinct components--a cooperative reward structure, in which students are evaluated and rewarded based on the performance of the group as a whole, and a cooperative task structure, in which students are encouraged to peer tutor--have had positive effects compared to control methods on academic…

Consensus is important in the making of a policy decision. If a decision is reached without consensus, morale and unit satisfaction may both suffer. With genuine consensus, a unit tends to willingly support and implement the new policy. After analyzing how observed small groups had actually reached consensus, the following ten techniques were…

This research was conducted to compare the learning which occurred in a preservice elementary education course using two teaching-learning methods (teacher-directed instruction and student self-directed study). Areas investigated were: (1) knowledge of physical science content, (2) development and application of the processes of science, (3)…

The most obvious factor common to the Spanish Speaking is their lack of control and minimal influence over institutions and programs affecting them. This characterizes their situation as one of subordination to the dominant culture's external powers, followed by the denial of occupational opportunities which are manifested in the high unemployment…

The report of the 5th Annual Conference of the National Indian Education Association (November 1973, Wisconsin) focuses on education on Indian terms. The summary includes conference highlights, such as the Wisconsin Indian Educator of the Year Award, student concerns, and Title IV, Indian Education Act. Representative excerpts of conference…

The qualities of small group communication and interaction were tested in this study, which specifically measured group consensus and the quality of group decision making. Fifty groups of five members each were used. One member of each group was trained to exhibit either high or low "orientation," knowledge of the procedures the group…

The major purpose of this study was to determine if significant differences in attitude change toward eight drug abuse concepts would be generated among college students when taught a drug abuse education program with the use of self-directed multi-media learning activities. The subjects' opinions and evaluation of the self-directed education…

Based on the assumption that educators need to be concerned with the quality of relationships between faculty and students, an alternative advising model is proposed that enhances the behavioral requirements of creative learning. The "advising" function is viewed as a teaching-consulting function. (Author/LBH)

A unit on adult learning with an exercise based on the theories of Malcolm Knowles and Allen Tough is described. After students in the class see that they actually planned and directed much of their significant adult learning, they are eager to join in the process of modifying course objectives. (MLW)