This report tells a short story of European Students' Union (ESU's) work in 2009. It highlights some of the key areas that ESU worked on, while giving some examples of each general area as outlined in the Plan of Work adopted by the ESU members--National Unions of Students--in November 2008. Members have linked to relevant web documents and…

The paper suggests ways in which several key ideas from empirical research in the social sciences can be used to help member participation. "Participation" is defined, and a number of circumstances are identified when help to the committee may be beneficial. Finally, five approaches to facilitating member participation are described. (Author)

This annual report updates membership data for the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, recaps the members' creed, and lists appointments to the executive committee. Committee infrastructure and personnel are discussed. The year's activities of the Public Affairs Section included work on: National Employ the Handicapped Week,…

This annual report updates membership data for the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, recaps the members' creed, and lists appointments to the executive committee. A map shows locations of governors' committees. Committee infrastructure and personnel are discussed, along with the year's projects for the Public Affairs Section,…

This annual report covers employment programs, public affairs, and legislative activities of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Projects of the Office of Plans, Projects and Services discussed include a hearing assessing implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, the Job…

This report focuses on three aspects of a 1977 survey of AAHE members: (1) a brief profile of the respondents; (2) the opinions of the respondents regarding the status of health education; and (3) respondents' opinions regarding the journal, "Health Education."

The intent of this article is to demonstrate the existence of political moieties at Teotihuacan by gathering evidence for dual organization in Mesoamerica, providing information regarding the operation and functions of political moieties, and indicating how the evidence now available conforms to a general model of moieties. (Author)

The removal of group members and the recruiting of new ones are central processes in the maintenance of a group. Bases for determining who will be expelled and who initiated are stated in the form of propositions. (Author/MLF)

The study investigated the relationship between group process training and group effectiveness. Statistical tests of the data revealed (1) significantly greater distribution of participation, (2) a significantly smaller percentage of self oriented contributions and a higher proportion of group oriented contributions and (3) significantly higher…

A class originally is a group of individuals. With a skilled teacher-leader, the non-voluntary nature of membership in the group can be overcome, equality of members achieved, and common goals determined. Techniques important to successful group formation include tone setting, structuring, blocking, linking, supporting, reflecting, and…

Summarizes the neoconservative and neo-Marxist arguments regarding the structural antecedents of ideological patterns for professional-technical workers and managers. Examines rleationships between structural and attitudinal items using national survey data. Takes account of secular trends in these structural features in addressing the question of…

Model developed to enhance understanding of group processes and dynamics and to help plan for intervention and research in treatment or task groups. Presents a cognitive map of a group, incorporating five sets of group variables: (1) member characteristics; (2) behaviors; (3) group characteristics; (4) episodes; and (5) output. (Author/NRB)

Uses identical procedures to measure generational consciousness, class consciousness, and racial consciousness, and compares the extent of these forms of group consciousness in the United States. Concludes that, although generational consciousness may not be the most salient cleavage in American society, it is sufficiently important to warrant…

The theories of exchange and collective action were used to guide a study of the sources of satisfaction of the participants in a medical specialty society. Results indicate empirical support for exchange theory and for the distinction among kinds of rewards made by the theory of collective action. (Author/IRT)