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Download full textHOLMES, DOUGLAS; HOLMES, MONICA BYCHOWSKI – 1966
THREE HEAD START PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED TO INVESTIGATE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FOUR GROUPS OF CHILDREN IN THE AREAS OF INTELLIGENCE, COGNITION AND ACHIEVEMENT, ENVIRONMENT, AND PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS. THE FOUR GROUPS WERE (1) THE SR GROUP IN WHICH THE CHILDRENS' PARENTS SOUGHT OUT ENTRY FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM, (2) THE SAP…
Descriptors: Achievement, Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Testing
Shada, Marsha; Winger, Joan – 1978
This is an evaluation of the second year of a program designed to reduce the incidence of destructive risk-taking behavior (e.g., drug-alcohol abuse and juvenile delinquency) among school-age youth. Background research indicates that peer group pressure is the single most important factor in dictating the presence or absence of juvenile…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques
Winger, Joan – 1979
This is an evaluation of the first year of a program designed to reduce the incidence of destructive risk-taking behavior (e.g., drug-alcohol abuse and juvenile delinquency) among school-age youth. Background research indicates that peer group pressure is the single most important factor in dictating the presence or absence of juvenile delinquency…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques
Cooper, Cathy; Walker, Connie – 1980
This is Part I of a final evaluation of a program designed to reduce the incidence of destructive risk-taking behavior (e.g. drug-alcohol abuse, and juvenile delinquency) among school-age youth. Background research indicates that peer group pressure is the single most important factor in dictating the presence or absence of juvenile delinquency…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques
Cooper, Cathy; Walker, Connie – 1980
This is Part 2 of a final evaluation of a program to reduce destructive risk-taking behavior (e.g., drug-alcohol abuse and juvenile delinquency) in school-age youth. The program uses peer counseling in schools to develop self-esteem and better communication skills in students. Analysis of attitude tests is performed and factors affecting the…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Attitude Change, Communication Skills
Steeples, Douglas; And Others – 1975
The major resource for instructors in training for the Earlham College Wilderness Program, this manual covers the philosophy, academics, teaching methodology, and logistics of the program. It is designed as a field manual for the month-long programs (either mountaineering or canoeing) offered to Earlham students and contains information most…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Canoeing, Curriculum Guides
Charland, William A., Jr. – 1978
An exploration of Project Transition, an outgrowth of the University Without Walls program for adult learners, is presented. The development on nontraditional educational thinking is recounted from a personal standpoint, including the realization that return to education in mid-life often signaled a larger decision to reshape personal identity,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Curriculum Design, External Degree Programs, Group Dynamics
Tolliver, James H. – 1976
The state of Maryland, and more specifically the Maryland State Department of Juvenile Services Administration, is confronted with the problem of finding homes for juveniles. The problem is basically centered around the issues of funding and geography in that the majority of citizens do not want institutions in their neighborhood. In an attempt to…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Environment
Johnson, Glenn R.; And Others – 1974
A method for combining the techniques of microteaching with those of interaction process analysis is presented. Using this method a matrix analysis can be performed which will give a teacher feedback on the target objectives for a given microteaching session. This handbook gives the rationale for this method, presents a General Inventory Guide for…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Development, Group Dynamics
Drum, David J.; Knott, J. Eugene – 1976
This monograph provides an overview of structured group approaches which supply both effective learning strategies and interpersonal environments in which people can seek to achieve higher levels of personal competence and nurture feelings of inner satisfaction with the direction of their lives. These approaches should be viewed as educational…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Counseling Services, Daily Living Skills, Group Dynamics
Veldman, Donald J.; Sheffield, John R. – 1975
Two sociometric techniques were used in Project PRIME (Programmed Re-Entry Into Mainstream Education) to elicit data from peers about the behavior of selected normal and handicapped children in each of the 500 plus classrooms studied. One of these instruments was called Guess Who. The Guess Who instrument consists of 29 questions, such as,…
Descriptors: Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Loughmiller, Campbell – 1965
The benefits of outdoor camping for disturbed boys whose difficulties require treatment outside the home are described. The variety of emotional handicaps handled by group technique and direct experience with natural surroundings at Camp Woodland Springs outside of Dallas, Texas, and the reactions of the boys participating in this residential…
Descriptors: Camping, Counselor Qualifications, Counselor Role, Counselor Training
A Study of the Social Interactions Which Lead to Decisions to Drop Out of High School. Final Report.
Dager, Edward Z. – 1968
The general objective of this study was to determine the nature and extent of reference group pressures on an individual's decision to drop out of school. A major hypothesis was that the impact of reference groups on this decision will be a function of the extent to which an individual identifies with that group. Consequently a major effort was…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Family Influence
Kidd, J. R. – 1973
The book's emphasis is on learning during the years of adulthood and examines present-day practice of adult education for practitioners. This revised edition brings up to date advances in such areas of learning as controversial theory; the effects of environment; sensory processes; intellectual capacities; motivation and attitude; transactional…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Roberts, William B.
The study presents the results of testing an original obersvation instrument designed to identify a power elite in multiple sessions of two eight-member adult discussion groups. Two questions guided the development of the study: (1) Can a power elite be identified in participation training groups? (2) Can an effective observation instrument with…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
