Examines the concepts of freedom and responsibility from several angles, separately, together and in relationship to other basics in the discipline of democracy. (ED)

This article states that group psychotherapy could provide social usefulness over individual psychotherapy because of the advantage of numbers. Group psychotherapy can handle more people at relatively less cost. The author points out the pros and cons of group therapy and dangers of unqualified individuals practising today. (PS)

Cites the advantages of studying the group process through the historical example and notes specific principles that students can draw from these models to apply to their own discussion groups. (MH)

This paper focuses on the selection, training, and monitoring of the small group leaders in an extensive program of sex education. It discusses leadership screening, early orientation, small group training sessions, practice leadership, supervision, evaluation, and problem solution in this highly sensitive area of sexuality. (Author)

A rhetorical framework based on Burkean theory is used to analyze the relative success of leadership contenders in small groups in obtaining cooperation of the other members and resolving the struggle for leadership. The analyses reveal the importance of transcending symbolic divisions in leadership emergence. (JMF)

Examines the rhetoric of "popular" atheists in the U.S. and argues that their rhetoric possesses distinctive features that are the natural results of existential failure. (MH)

Describes the "Ropes and Initiatives" course for secondary school students at the Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Educational Center, Rockville, Maryland. The course is designed to increase the students self confidence, teach them to develop trust in others and foster groups interaction and responsibility. (CM)

Reviews literature dealing with social class and status, and presents a structural theory of the relationship between class and status group formation. Evidence is presented from studies of solidarity among 17 American ethnic groups and of voting in Australia. (Author/DB)

The social and educational theories of Basil Bernstein are examined. (JD)

Described are developments in the dynamics of a 13-session group discussion project for nine visually impaired older adults. (CL)

Points out that there are two forces in conflict with one another: (1) the minority parent's drive to seek an effective role in educational decision making and (2) the emergence of teacher collective bargaining in the field of public education. (Author/AM)

Reports on an intensive study of student attitudes and interpersonal behavior in a desegregated school district. (Author/AM)

Evidence suggests that desegregation resulted in changes in attitudes of black and white children who attended predominantly black schools before the school boundary changes. (Author/AM)

The basic critical issue of groups is how they can provide their participants with the opportunity for personal growth. The qualifications and training of leaders, the selection of members, the kind of interaction among members, and the carry-over from group experience to individual meaning must all be examined. (Author/JEL)