Describes a series of strategies that enabled a nationwide government program, the Teacher Corps, to survive, despite formidable external and internal constraints, and suggests some general patterns that may apply to other cases. Comments by Richard A. Graham and Roland L. Warren. (Author)

A study of the consequences of variation in the sex ratio of high-school populations in relation to educational aspirations is discussed. (DB)

The variables of abstraction and facetiousness possess stimulus properties which allow accurate prediction of their respective effects on small group communication processes. Relationships between specific levels of abstraction and facetiousness and feedback in problem-solving discussions are determinant interactions. Design and methodology of…

Explores the uses of informal groups in cross-cultural counseling including the use of indigenous support systems and informal groups. Concludes that counselors will gain enhanced sensitivity in the process of observing and interacting with clients from a different culture. (Author/MCF)

Examined the perception of basic primary group criteria in closest friendship groups when friends were of the same, opposite, or both sexes. (Author/DB)

Results of this study demonstrate the importance of the level of psychological risk and the quality of the interpersonal orientation of structured group exercises. (Author)

Discusses how Black-White racial balance influences a treatment group. Ratio, size, nature of leadership, and activities of integrated groups are studied. Interracial membership is not necessary for every group. Author concludes that this study needs to be conducted in a more natural setting and with a more natural population. (Author/BEF)

Offers a response to a beginning teacher's question concerning grouping children for instructional purposes. Offers five factors to consider when planning to use groups in the classroom. (MG)

Starting the day early with a nutritious breakfast has long been a goal for time- and health-conscious school administrators. When Michael Jinks arrived in Warrensburg, Missouri, some 35 miles east of Kansas City, as the new superintendent 18 years ago, he discovered he was soon to be part of a great local tradition that made breakfast more than…

The Alabama Counseling Association (ALCA) has an ongoing plan for professional growth and development reflective of the multiple counseling professions and the diversity of its members. Based on the development and history of the organization, this research project was designed to assess ALCA's progress toward achieving its stated outcome goals. A…

The article discusses the purpose and structure of Delta Pi Epsilon and the general qualifications for membership. Service projects and publications, research awards, timely facts, the year of each chapter's origination, national presidents, and executive secretaries for the last 40 years are listed. (BP)

A model for explaining structural variations between work units within the complex organization is presented. Based upon an analysis of the impact of task difficulty and task variability on intraorganizational structure, a taxonomy of alternative work-unit structures is derived. The taxonomy suggests that work units within a complex organization…

The authors sought to test Homans' proposition that small groups inevitably generate a social structure which combines subgroups (cliques) and a ranking system. We present a graph theoretical model of such a structure and prove that a necessary and sufficient condition for its existence is the absence of seven particular triad types. Expected…

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a comparative morphology of groups which would be applicable to the whole of social scientific research. The key to the morphological classes suggested is not a focus on the group system itself but on its relationship with the next higher system--the group system's environment. The information exchange…