Presents a format for the assessment, evaluation, and comparison of the impact of encounter groups, illustrated by an evaluation of an encounter group of six students. The assessment procedure indicated desirable changes along several dimensions, but beneficial effects were not extensive. Emphasized the need for multimethod assessment. (JAC)

Describes the Jewish ghetto found in the Lower East Side in New York and gives a profile of its people. (AM)

A case study shows how a residence hall staffer developed a program around student interest in ultimate questions, religiously defined. (Author)

This article describes two group leadership development workshops. The pattern of group development which characterized the workshops is outlined. Major reactions of participants to the workshop experience are summarized. Several suggestions are made for the improvement of similar workshops in the future. (Author)

Groupwork carried out via computer mediated communication (CMC) is now a fact of life in the the workplace. This study investigates the effects of group membership and task experience on asynchronous computer-mediated groupwork. Groups acquiring task experience as groups during weeks one and two performed better on the final task at week three…

Describes the development of a communal affection among English department staff members during the author's tenure as department chairman. (TO)

Authors considered the meaning for teenage grouping, the feelings of individual adolescents as they mature, and the influences that make growing up a difficult process for young people. (RK)

This paper is an attempt to understand the results of the structural location and life experience of blue-collar white Americans. (DM)

Results of this study indicated that from prelaboratory to post laboratory, subjects' ratings showed a decrement in self disclosure toward both male and female friends. Thus the communications laboratory seems to have had a significant effect on the participants, the change being in the opposite direction from that expected. (Author)

Data indicate that students who participated in group counseling evaluated the experience positively. Teacher evaluations of students in group counseling more often than not indicated improved work habits, greater self confidence, reduced tension, and more positive attitudes toward school. (Author)

Group experiences, graded as to threatening content, are briefly described. (AF)

These two specialists in early childhood education, on the basis of extensive research, question the assumption that group day care necessarily will provide all of the experiences a child needs. (AJ)

The growth of the popularity of encounter groups brings up some questions: (1) who can best benefit from groups; (2) what qualities are necessary for proper leadership; (3) how can group objectives be clearly defined. (CJ)