A new model of the peer group influence process was proposed and tested using questionnaire responses from 41 naturally existing adolescent cliques representing males and females in grades 6 through 12. (Author/JMB)

Aggressive incidents were observed for 23 children in 2 preschool playgroups. Linear dominance hierarchies were constructed for each group and rank orderings on toughness were obtained. The rankings on perceived toughness correlated better with initiation of aggression than with observed dominance position. (JMB)

Low-income Black elders completed a 10-week health promotion program for the purpose of lowering or stabilizing blood pressure levels. Comparisons were made between classes that met weekly versus three times a week, and between yoga and aerobics formats. A peer-led program was developed that continued for 10 months after the professionally-led…

Guidelines are given to assess the sources and types of social support people use as first and direct lines of defense in coping with life events and chronic hardships and to highlight how these ties mediate access to other supportive peer relationships. Suggests social workers organize groups and workshops to assess and strengthen network…

The Utah Professional Review Organization (UPRO) enables nurse-coordinators to conduct an ongoing evaluation of the quality of patient care, to upgrade care through physician-sponsored continuing education programs, and to limit care cost, in a medical peer review program. (DS)

The authors report a study which reviews, and evaluates in depth, the initial year of an innovative Peer Group approach to drug abuse prevention in the schools of New York City. The aim of the study was to facilitate the refinement of the program into the most effective drug prevention modality possible. (Author)

Study of four summer camps for adolescents; results tabulated according to age, sex, and camp. (SP)

This study has shown that the appearance of a youngster has no relationship to the quality of his learning or his behavior. This suggests that counselors should be in the vanguard in helping teachers and administrators understand and accept the fact that appearances do not indicate behavior patterns. (Author)

Suggestions to English teachers for evaluating students' work in English composition. (MB)

The author examines the two sets of conditions associated with human motivation: internal conditions and the outer demands. These demands are then discussed according to interrelationships among them along with some notions about how motives change. (Author)

Alumni who once played a prominent role in the university now have been made obsolete by the enthronement of instant gratification and fascination for relevance. (Editor/IR)

Describes the group debriefing sessions at Gallaudet College, which provide a forum for cooperative education students to share experiences, to put them in perspective with other deaf students, and to receive peer support. Includes the debriefing questionnaire and recommendations for adoption by other colleges. (JOW)