This work consists of twenty reading selections, fiction and non-fiction. It is intended for use in grades 4 through 6 (9-12 year olds), and covers topics dealing with the history of the Chinese in America and contemporary Chinese American experience. These selections emphasize particularly the role the Chinese played in the development of the…

An analysis and comparison of two frames, "conventioneering" and "game," as experienced by convention goers is presented to provide a partial explanation of convention behavior and stress response. Many of the concepts discussed come directly from books by Erving Goffman. Frames are principles of organization that govern…

The Caravan House program, the group home for adolescents sponsored by the Palo Alto Adolescent Services Corporation, is described. Included are suggestions for developing a resource file of appropriate recreational and vocational resources. The materials reviewed cover the following areas: (1) group home residents' needs for employment and…

Consensus is important in the making of a policy decision. If a decision is reached without consensus, morale and unit satisfaction may both suffer. With genuine consensus, a unit tends to willingly support and implement the new policy. After analyzing how observed small groups had actually reached consensus, the following ten techniques were…

Reported are findings and recommendations from the University of Montana's Project on Community Resources and Deinstitutionalization which were derived from interviews with 86 service providers and nine social workers and from surveys of 61 retarded persons and their parents. It is explained that service providers most frequently identified the…

This report was designed mainly as an aid to developing staff training for field personnel engaged in social or economic development, particularly as this may relate to disadvantaged areas. In one aspect, it is a descriptive report of the findings and experiences of a pilot-training project carried out from the fall of 1967 to the fall of 1969 by…

A diversified outdoor education project under Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, was started in June 1967 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Objectives, activities, and student performance in the 3 phases of the program were evaluated through September 1968. A combined outdoor education and corrective reading program…

Four years of an ongoing research project designed to investigate the joint impact of family, peers, teacher, and professional upbringers on the socialization of children in Israel are reported. Data are gathered on child behavior and socialization practices from fifth, sixth, and seventh graders. Settings in the two major waves of field work…

The purpose of this pre-planning guide is to assist those in charge of classes in residence that attend the Conservation Field Center during the school week. The guide provides necessary details on clothing, spending money, health and safety, the role of the parent, duties and housekeeping rules, daily time schedules and programs. It is noted that…

The purpose of this book is to bring together information on the conditions which would aid in maximizing the learning potential and behavioral development of the very young child with particular emphasis on the types of experiences that should be received by young babies who spend part of their time in a day care center. The papers presented by…

The Newcastle project, "New Opportunities for Women," tests the feasibility of group admission for women who prefer to apply and study as a group at the Open University. Characteristics and achievement of 18 such women are described. (LBH)

Describes the group-building process used in the Prairie Writing Project programs. Provides specific guidelines for implementing group work in inservice teacher workshops and in the classroom. Claims that preparatory group-building techniques promote more effective group work. (MM)

Evaluates a summer writing workshop and thanks the director and the state governor for initiating it. (NKA)

Assessed group leaders' styles and predicted outcomes in five human relations training groups. Assessed participants' gains from changes in self-esteem and social sensitivity. Results showed two distinct types of group experience. Findings suggest that focus of intervention and pattern of communication among members can have significant effect on…

Describes the philosophy and work of Achievement Place, a community-based, family-style, group-home treatment program for 6 to 8 delinquents of predelinquents aged 12 through 15, administered by teaching parents; and how the program tries to establish through feedback, modeling, instruction, and support important societal behavioral competencies.…