Excerpted from the paper The Dawning Age of Leisure" and includes a definition of leisure; review of ethnic backgrounds; effect of technological changes, work, and family on leisure patterns. References. (RB)

Four bases of power and three types of peer groups are assessed on the behavioral or attitudinal conformity that each is likely to elicit. (Author)

Explains how group sessions have helped resident delinquents to govern themselves and readjust to community settings. (DR)

Group participation enables individual to alter goals and attitudes while maintaining status. Counselor acts as a guide in facilitating group and individual development. (CJ)

Theory and research concerning early adolescent self-concept and self-esteem indicate that: (1) many early adolescents' cognitive changes affect dramatically the way they see and evaluate themselves; (2) a variety of new significant others are involved in early adolescent self-concept; and (3) changes taking place during adolescence are not as…

Success in exchanging data with other institutions depends on the purpose of the exchange, the complexity of the data involved, the effort required to participate, and the frequency with which responses are requested. Common sense, diplomacy, and selling the responding institution on the benefits of participating assure a successful exchange. (MLW)

Describes the characteristics and effectiveness of the I/D/E/A Principals' Inservice Program, in which principals form collegial support groups to encourage one another in planning and implementing personal professional development and school improvement projects and in committing themselves to permanent programs of continuous improvement. (PGD)

Behavioral observations and sociometric methods revealed a stable dominance hierarchy in eight groups of 12- to 14-year-old male and female adolescents at a summer camp. (JMB)

In light of inconsistent findings associated with self-actualizing research with counselors-in-training (CITs), this study focused on major concerns. Will different theoretical leadership orientations impact differently on the psychological growth of CITs? Is there another method which is more sensitive to behavior associated with…

Investigated the effects of an intensive group experience with a "profeminist" format on sex-role related attitudes and personality trait and state measures. No overall changes were obtained across testing periods on self-report measures of sex-role attitude, sex-role identity, or authoritarianism. Only self-reports of trait anxiety showed a…

Presents some common practices and procedures that can be used as working guidelines for those considering the efficacy of peer programs in teaching sex education. (Author/RK)

Follows the progress of seventh-grade students as they plan, compose, revise, and edit a group novel. States that, using computers, students worked in peer groups developing chapters independently; then they shared work and applied revision practices developing from their views of emerging text. Shows how the project gave the group a sense of…

This group of classroom tips discusses the benefits of peer coaching, peer group conversation about teachers' classroom experiences, using visual displays for collegial sharing, using cultural brokers in educational settings, and the role of picture books in developing literacy skills in diverse students with disabilities. (Author/CK)

Examines the impact of peer communication on transferees within organizations. Uses uncertainty reduction theory to examine the impact of the frequency of peer communication, the quality of peer communication, and network multiplexity on transferees' adjustment to their new positions. Suggests that quality of peer communication is associated with…