Illustrates how students can gain access to the Japanese imagination and become familiar with the form and features of the "haiku." (TJ)

Looks at some studies of expressed response after reading and of the process of response while reading. Attempts to demonstrate some current research directions and possibilities in response to literature. (Author/RK)

An attempt was made to ascertain some of the main differences in attitudes towards school between offenders and non-offenders, specifically school-oriented pupils, nonchalant pupils and anti-school pupils attending comprehensive schools in high delinquency areas. (Author/RK)

Suggests that the small discussion group technique is a research method that journalism departments could use to a greater advantage and details the results of one such study, performed at the University of Texas at Austin Center for Communication Research. (KS)

A study examined the ability of six children (ages 8-12) with specific language impairment to participate in a group negotiation task. Each child interacted with two peers to select toys that children their age would enjoy. Subjects produced significantly fewer utterances than peers chronologically similar in age and language ability. (Author/CR)

Offers practical ideas to make meetings more effective. Stresses the importance of planning and describes the following three types of meetings: information, brainstorming, and decision making. Notes components of successful meetings: an agenda, facilitator, timekeeper, recorder, and effective communication and conflict management skills. Suggests…

Investigates how Greek secondary school students interacted in pairs and fours while discussing and attempting to explain physical phenomena. Results indicate that students progressed significantly more in their physics reasoning after participation in fours than in pairs. Discourse analysis in different groupings suggests that differences were…

Examines the transition from a single conversation to two conversations in a group larger than three by focusing on three distinctive properties of the schisming-inducing turn (SIT): (1) the changes in recipiency structure; (2) the sequence-structural properties of the SIT and its uptake; and (3) the topical properties of the SIT. (61 references)…

Presents a part of a larger study attempting to retrieve the versions of the child implicit in the everyday life of a literature classroom. Focuses on a children's novel, "Magpie Island" (Thiele, 1974), and the classroom talk about that novel. Findings reveal that the version of the child implicit in the novel and that enacted in the classroom…

Endeavors to reassert the validity of a many-faceted agenda to which qualitative analysis of classroom talk remains central and to present a review of advances made in the gathering and interpretation of talk-evidence so that possible lines of further development can be indicated. (44 references) (Author/CK)

Considers how to involve students more in discussing poetry. Describes a class activity involving creating a low-risk poetry porthole: the list poem. Talks about learning how to discuss the poetry of others. Presents ideas for making the transition to the discussion of "school" poetry. (SG)

Evaluated the work of sixth grade students' creative problem-solving groups, proposing that providing students with specific guidelines about what makes an exemplary group product would improve the character of the discussion and quality of the group product. Student groups did learn as a result of their discussions and creation of group products.…

Presents three teachers' ideas of successful teaching experiences. Discusses ideas about successful whole-group discussions; a revision technique for research papers; and "searching for sentences" or "headlines are a hit." (SG)

Makes the point that instruction that focuses only on the academic aspects of reading may not be optimal in terms of the overall benefits to students. Proposes a caring reading curriculum which provides an environment that invites group activity. (MG)

The descriptive and empirical literature on group work for adjustment to divorce/separation is reviewed. The focus is on the adults in the broken relationship. (Author)