Teachers at a school for emotionally disturbed children were given the IPC--i.e. they checked those characteristics that describe the "ideal" pupil and double-checked the five most important characteristics. When these teachers' responses were compared with those of fourth and fifth grade teachers in two public schools, a remarkable…

Students' socioeconomic backgrounds may be important in determining their grades in the typical public speaking oriented communications course. (RN)

Discusses the testing of a method of differentiating reticent from non-reticent students, using the FIRO-B measuring instrument. (Author/RN)

Results of the study indicated the teachers gained significantly in interpersonal skills in a counselling relationship but that the acquired skills did not transfer to classroom interation. (Author)

Reports the findings of a research project which focused on human relations skills judged important in terms of occupational success. (SB)

Meaningful social change requires healthy black and white relationships which do exist and can be enlarged. (DM)

Report focuses on some over-uses of sensitivity training by showing that the technique is differentially effective for separate groups of people. (Author)

Article describes the Cleveland State Hospital's school to teach patients the basic skills needed to have their wants satisfied, social skills and practical living skills. The program's goal is to turn patients into people who can live and be helped in the community, not an institution. (Author/PD)

This paper describes an experiment involving the use of laboratory education (Bradford, Gibb, & Benne, 1964; Bennis & Schein, 1965) and was designed on the assumption that improvement of communication in managerial workgroups enhances task effectiveness. (Author)

The Frankfort Project described in this article was an experimental approach in developing family actualization based on workshops. Behavioral changes were perceived in the participants of all the workshops, chiefly in their increase of openness with one another, their gains in empathic behavior, and their growth in understanding developmental…

While playing a game of strategy, nineteen groups of two black and two white seventh and eighth grade boys, otherwise similar, were systematically observed by black and white observers both, using a schedule derived from status characteristic theory. (JM)

Sociometric measurement showed effectiveness of student group discussions in improving social functioning of participants. Comparisons made between groups led by graduate students and those led by dormitory advisers. Results suggest wider use of student personnel to promote campus growth. (CJ)