The Women's Place is a community adult education program to provide a creative environment in which knowledge, skills, and feelings can be shared in an ambiance in which meaningful relationships can develop. Its antecedent was a women's support group formed in the summer of 1978. In 1979 the YWCA was chosen as sponsor of this on-going monthly…

Information and suggestions are provided on the use of team learning in large college classes. Introductory material discusses the negative cycle of student-teacher interaction that may be provoked by large classes, and the use of permanent, heterogeneous, six- or seven-member student learning groups as the central focus of class activity as a…

Article discussed women's responsibility as artists and their interaction with society. (RK)

Special issue on sex education in France. (HW)

Interview with Bertolus on sex education. (HW)

Describes and discusses an arrangement of laboratory equipment by means of which small groups may converse with each other and with the teacher without interfering with other groups working in the same laboratory. Includes schematic diagram. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Peer writing groups help students to write personally satisfying, communicative prose by allowing them to get away from competition for grades and from the fear and authority carried by the teacher. The writing group approach builds into the writing process the opportunity for revision and feedback before submitting a paper to the teacher for a…

A new method for the measurement of consensus in small groups is proposed. The method allows for the study of the dynamic formation of consensus and, with the aid of some mathematical manipulations, reveals the development of subgroup relations over time. In a pilot test, the method was used to study groups of students choosing a topic which they…

This series on stress training for teachers includes three film modules. They are meant to be shown in sequence, but with at least two hours of discussion between each. The purpose of these modules is not to communicate or entertain, but to stimulate discussion and role playing. The series attempts to encourage each teacher to find his/her own way…

This study examined the effects of differential time pressures on small group members' rankings of one another based on vocal activity. Vocal activity was operationalized as observed frequency of interaction. Time pressure was manipulated by allowing either six minutes or no time limit on a group problem-solving task. Main effects were…

This study attempted to determine if there is a difference in the amounts and patterns of thinking of students in teacher-led large group discussions and student-led small group discussions of literature. Students' verbalizations were analyzed and classified according to J.P. Guilford's Structure of Intellect. The instrument used was a…

The human relation model discussed in this booklet serves the dual purpose of facilitating the development of equal human relations and the myriad aspects associated with desegregation. This is not considered a scientific report, but a guide to group discussion. Although the model presented is based on the most advanced findings from interaction…

Four groups of gifted, underachieving students in the intermediate grades were established for purposes of providing varied treatment to improve personal adjustment and academic achievement. The four groups were the human relations group, which was oriented to group discussion of feelings and interpersonal dynamics, the academic group, which…

Nine learning disabled pupils (10-11 years old) who participated in open-ended class meetings demonstrated increased verbal participation, decreased hyperactivity and diminished social isolation from regular class children. (CL)

Describes an exercise in learning about persuasion using a NASA exercise in group decision-making centered on a theoretical crash landing on the moon. Students experience the power of the authoritative voice, the persuasive power of facts, the bandwagon approach, and group manipulation. (TJ)