This manual is a comprehensive guide to identifiers of gang activities and memberships. The "People" and "Folks" concepts it uses represent the two main divisions of street gang affiliation. Gangs that belong to the "People" nation use the left side as an identifier, use a five-pointed star as an emblem, and claim…

There is a growing body of literature about "community" in learning, or "cohorts" of learners, but there is relatively little empirical evidence about what these communities and cohorts might be. This paper reviews the literature, recognizes variations in meaning in discussions of community, and takes the first steps toward a model that describes…

All-women's counseling groups are the subject of controversy among counselors. This article presents a rationale for such groups, discussing several ways in which women find them more therapeutically helpful than mixed groups. (Author)

This paper outlines the major beliefs and practices underlying Igbo traditional counselling systems. (Author)

An attempt to explore the slanting and focusing effects an attitude set can have on the recall and interpretative processes. Occupational groups membership is cited as the relevant variable: the study indicates that this variable influences the interpretation of environmental events not the recall of these events. (SE)

The Music Educators National Conference (MENC) launched a new public relations plan; membership remained relatively stable; division meetings proved successful; and the Music in Our Schools Week campaign completed its best year ever. (RM)

Multiethnic and global education, although they have separate histories and identities, have similar goals and content, including four areas of mutual interest: the meaning of groups and group membership, group image formation, perspectives, and intercultural communication. However, they sometimes compete with one another for time in crowded…

A survey of 181 neighborhood social service organizations in Chicago finds that, under conditions of demographic and socioeconomic change, leaders of these agencies establish cooperative relations on the basis of common organizational memberships and common racial or educational status. (Author/RW)

The success of the annual fund-raising campaign is seen to depend in large part on a careful search for and cultivation of a select group of generous donors. Leadership giving is defined, and creating gift clubs, solicitation, competition and challenges, pitfalls, and renewal are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Presents a synopsis of moral development stages and the rationale for considering the significance of moral stages in group member selection. Moral growth should be facilitated during the productive phase of group process in which members deal with their differences, rather than ignore them. (Author/BEF)

Understanding the relationship between interest groups and legislators is one resource for effective use of influence. As major social welfare decisions are made in the political arena, social work must commit itself to understanding and influencing the political process. The article states generalizations based on political science literature.…

Describes the procedures for election to memberships in the National Academy of Sciences. Included are the names of the 60 new members elected to the academy this year. (SL)

Study assessed the influence of group membership on the use of multiple substances among adolescents. Organized group activity included clubs and organizations, as well as athletic participation. Multiple substance included current use of any combination of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Group participation had a buffering effect on multiple…

Problems in the process of selecting new administrators are discussed, including confidentiality, resumes and letters of recommendation, the interview, committee membership, and inside candidates. (MSE)