Seeking to get parents interested in their child's learning, educators in Superior, Wisconsin, rediscovered the kitchen table. (Editor)

This article considered the form, content, objectives and background of courses relating to science and society. (Author/RK)

In an attempt to give students an opportunity to strengthen skills that will make them effective group members, authors developed a program, "The Doherty School Outing Club", that stresses group dynamics in an outdoor setting. (Author/RK)

Elderly people in institutions frequently become isolated and noncommunicative. By using behavioral measurements of group workers and group members, the authors have formulated ways of treatment that encourage members to participate more actively. (Author)

This article describes employee assistance programs in business and industry which offer social work the opportunity to intervene in the world of work. They present a challenge to develop a social service network and a new field in which to deliver services. (Author)

This article describes three consciousness-raising groups for obese women which met to explore what it is like to be fat in a thin-oriented society, to enhance their self-esteem, and to help the women recognize that being fat is one of many choices a person may legitimately make for herself. (Author/EJT)

States that to demonstrate that a test is not biased for any given use, it is sufficient to show that it is equally valid for different groups. Although an examination of criterion-related validity can indicate bias, it is not ordinarily sufficient to indicate lack of bias, for which explorations of its construct validity regardless of use are…

The appreciable impact of the National Science Foundation on the education of scientists in the United States since the agency's founding was discussed. One of the major new challenges considered was the need for scientists and engineers to learn more about our society's economics, politics, and values. (Editor/RK)

The author provides the outline of and guidelines for a 42-hour summer in-service course. The program stresses such motivational techniques as inquiry, higher-level questioning, values clarification, and discussion. Mr. Schuster explains how to provide important elements of the content, structure, and climate of a skills development program.…

The authors suggest that a new method of course evaluations be used in which students are asked to rate themselves on how well they achieved stated course objectives. In this way the instructor would know where work was needed. This method focuses upon the student's mastery of the subject. (Author)

The model presented in this article is intended to assist correctional counselors and others in facilitating communication among prison guards of a different race from inmates and, further, to illustrate how to train guards in the fundamentals of developing a helping relationship with inmates. (Author)

This article describes affirmative action counseling for women victimized by sexist practices. Grievance procedures and the responses of women to sexist practices are detailed. (Author/EJT)

Two major problems appear to hinder students in making a successful transition from school to work. The first relates to making appropriate occupational choices and the second to conducting a job search. This article describes these problems and their implications for the development of a vocational counseling program. (HMV)