Compared changes in students (N=33) who took a traditional psychology course or an experimental course which included personal growth experiences as well as didactic material. Results showed significant changes on measures of self-actualization for the experimental group and support the use of growth experiences in an academic framework. (JAC)

The level of empathy of medical students is compared with the levels of empathy among other university students. The impact of the psychiatric clerkship with group experience on the medical students' empathy for and attitudes toward mental patients as compared with medical students without group experience is explored. (Author/MLW)

Examined the relationship between the social and task dimensions of small groups. Developed a measure of group members' feelings of cohesion. Demonstrated that perceptions about the quality of group interactions, goal attainment, group satisfaction, and group solidarity are significantly and positively related. (RC)

Points out that services to the foreign language profession, ranging from work on local committees to national leadership, are performed almost exclusively by volunteers and criticizes the attitudes of some members of the profession toward their visiting colleagues. Cites several incidents where visitors met with shocking lack of assistance and…

Describes a program, both rehabilitative and preventive, which provides individual, family, group, and community work for Holocaust survivors and their children. Six group experiences are offered: awareness, self-help, long-term therapy, mixed, multiple-family, and intergenerational. (Author/DB)

Tested the activity theory (which proposes that elderly persons remain in active contact with their environment) and disengagement theory (which suggests adjustment comes through reduction of activity and social contact). Disengaged elderly were identified. Subjects demonstrated significant improvement over the untreated control subjects. Results…

Results of this survey showed that most students approved of all-freshman halls. The majority of the faculty and staff disagreed. Groups also differed in views of the maturation process of students, students' ability to make friends, and willingness of upperclassmen to live with freshmen. (Author/NRB)

Findings show that male students who chose to live in coeducational residence halls were more mature and better adjusted than students who chose single-sex residence halls. Few personality differences were found between female groups. (NRB)

A study of lapsed and successful relationships is reported. Confirmed that friends who had chosen, after acquaintance in communal quarters, to live with one another in more personal accommodation were more similar in personal constructs. (Author)

A model for the personal responsibility group is presented. Each person in the group chooses goals based on personal perspectives and is not subordinate to an authority or to the group. Personal responsibility for actions and decisions is taken by each group member. (RC)

Describes a group experience program developed as an alternative to the long-term hospitalization of physically handicapped children. The program emphasizes emotional growth through participation in meetings designed to counteract dependency. (CM)

The article identifies factors that enhance the quality of life for mentally handicapped senior citizens and describes a successful day program designed as an alternative to segregated institutional placement. (PHR)

A descriptive report of a study on the effects of early group care on children's social development. Subjects were 15 infants aged 15 to 24 months. Findings indicate greater social maturity in children with extensive group experiences. (CM)