This monograph briefly explores the nature of independent business and the entrepreneur turned business manager, and presents the concept of a Council of Independent Businessmen for the advancement of independent business managers. A variety of experiences contribute to learning of any kind. The entrepreneur-manager should develop some means to…

The purpose of this paper was to (1) identify the Pioneer of the Group Encounter Movement, and (2) expose and clarify some of the ambiguities, contradictions and backbiting evident in the Group Encounter Field. The origins of the group encounter movement are examined with a particularly strong emphasis on J. L. Moreno and his introduction of…

Choicepoint is the name of a peer-led decision making facilitation group for college age students. Decisions appear to be a major factor in maladaptive behavior, and prevention of problems may occur through responsible decisions and behavior. Choicepoint focuses on decision making in the areas of sex, alcohol, and drugs. A structured program to…

The English methods class should become a supportive group which encourages the introduction of real feelings, thoughts, and experiences into the learning process. Once a base of common personal experiences is established, direction can be focused inward through the use of the journal. Journal entries can provide a forum for the expression of…

Poetry therapy used in the classroom becomes poetry growth experiences which enable participants to use poetry and group communication as means of exploring their personal feelings and attitudes. This document includes a paper which discusses poetry growth experiences and applies information on medical uses of poetry therapy to classroom…

The authors describe a drug prevention program for preadolescent children. The program tends to achieve its aims through the use of small group work and positive peer influence, development of positive self-concept and problem solving. Evaluation shows that it is influential in changing student characteristics. (SE)

Contends that criticism, though it functions in the student-critic dyad as an important mode of learning, does not address vital issues of socialization and creativity confronted in collective work. Without group experience students are misled as to the functioning of the design professional within the work-client setting. (JT)

Notes that cooperative goal structures, which imply that a student can reach his/her goal only if other persons within the structure can meet theirs, seldom exist in university classrooms. Outlines a process for setting up such a structure and notes consequences for students and teachers. (KC)

Model for helping students learn to be with other people and to develop healthy, full communication with a partner. (Author)

Considers changes which extentialist educators would make in order to reorganize the elementary and secondary school along existential lines. Discusses modifications in subject matter, group environment, and role of the teacher. (AV)

The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) is frequently used to measure changes that have occurred in participants as a result of an encounter- or growth-group experience. The pseudo-self-actualizing tendency of counseling students is explored, and rationale is presented as to why the POI should be used with other instruments. (Author)

Undergraduates (N = 96), divided into 12 groups, first engaged in self-disclosure and consensus exercises and then were required to exchange personal feedback. Feedback was positive or negative in nature and delivered publicly or anonymously. Positive feedback was rated as more credible and produced greater cohesiveness. (Author)

Assessed impact of divorced parents' participation in group counseling sessions, on their elementary school-age children's self-concept and on parents' childrearing attitudes. Experimental group parents demonstrated higher confidence and acceptance scores; their children had significantly higher self-concept scores than did controls. Suggests that…

Offers a method of implementing the idea that supervision of resident assistants is central to the effectiveness of a residence life program, by proposing a developmental supervision strategy for supervisors in student affairs. Tabulated information offers supervisors specific strategies for processing the experiences and maximizing the…