Designed to develop the reader's knowledge and skills, this book explores key issues such as communication, power relations, ethics, gender exclusion, sexuality, race discrimination, and social class in informal education in the youth work setting. The author places emphasis on conversation as a key means of promoting informal learning and…

This guide presents activities to increase human relations skills for women. Each activity includes sections on the goal, group size, materials required, time required, objective, procedures and directions, discussion questions and key points, and evaluation. Activities are: (1) self-esteem, including sections on interaction, insights, and…

Friends, family members, and others considering a partnership in the camping business should examine the compatibility of their values, attitudes, and personal work styles. Business arrangements between camp co-owners should cover issues of money and power, guidelines for unexpected situations, and planning for the partnership's end. Drawing up a…

The difficulties to be overcome in providing multicultural education for children are discussed, and effective procedures for overcoming them are outlined. (JD)

The success of schools depends in large measure on the effectiveness of school administrators. A major component of administrator effectiveness is human relations skills. Over the past 20 years, a large and systematic body of knowledge and training methods in human relations skills has been developed in counselor education. Given the collegial…

This report serves as a guide to educational administrators by dissecting a series of representative school problems and offering suggested solutions. The problems, characterized as both administrative and human relations problems, are grouped under the headings of administrative staff, teaching staff, individual teachers, the instructional…

Reports heuristic observations on how to conduct effective instructional development at the college level. Based on a 2-year study of instructional development at four major universities, the 18 heuristics listed cover objectives, software development, student involvement, relations with faculty, use of models, and management cautions. (BK)

Conflict resolution skills needed to deal with anger are outlined. Staff that can effectively deal with conflict minimize negative consequences in school community relations. (MD)

This book centers on the human-relation skills and knowledge that educational leaders need to lead public schools effectively. The purpose of the book is to help administrators and those studying to become administrators enhance their human-relations skills. The content and method of this book are centered on the first four of the six Interstate…

Improving human relations through better interpersonal communications is the focus of this training module. It guides trainers through the activities and lessons necessary to teach the skills which lead to effective interpersonal communication. Eight activities are described and materials, including 14 transparency masters and 7 handouts, are…

Argues that composition has neglected the circulation (delivery) of writing by figuring classroom life as a middle-class family drama. Draws on Marx's "Grundrisse" for a conceptual model of how circulation materializes contradictory social relations and how contradictions between exchange value and use value might be taken up in writing…

Seven steps are outlined for a comprehensive school district needs assessment. To show how different approaches can be used, a variety of survey methods are suggested for needs assessment in the areas of parent participation, interpersonal relations, and staff development. (SJL)

Humanistic processes emphasize people, whereas bureaucracies emphasize impersonal roles. Although the two processes are poles apart, they can coexist in the same organization. The authors describe how humanistic processes can be implemented in educational settings. (MD)

Training in human relations will help managers improve productivity of employees, according to the author, who reviews numerous suggestions and plans for improving production and then proposes several techniques for trainers to use in training supervisors and managers. (MF)

Violent crimes, especially those committed with guns, have been increasing at an alarming rate among children and teenagers. This manual is intended to help teach young people in Ohio how to prevent violence and to assist individuals, groups, and organizations in planning and implementing antiviolence conferences, forums, or workshops for children…