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Bassano, Sharron Kay; Christison, Mary Ann – 1981
Suggestions for improving conversation groups in the intermediate and advanced English as a second language classroom are considered with attention directed to design of the activities, preparation of the individuals involved, and selection of the subject matter. In addition, factors that cause conversation groups to fail are discussed. A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses
Suppes, Patrick; Van Campen, Joseph – 1968
Between April 1, 1968 and June 30, 1968, the Stanford Program in Computer Assisted Instruction was engaged in eight major activities. Graphs show the progress of the Brentwood Mathematics Program's 73 on-line students and the four-state Drill-and-practice Mathematics Program's 3,823 students. The Brentwood Reading Program evidenced that the…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Branching, Codification, Computer Assisted Instruction
Heussenstamm, F. K.; Hoepfner, Ralph – 1971
This study, based on cultural stereotypes, seeks to determine the demographic characteristics which differentiate among young people and correlate with their levels of alienation. A preliminary version of an experimental scale, designed to determine the existence and extent of alienation manifested by in-school adolescents, was developed in a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Black Students
Bacharach, Samuel B.; Mitchell, Stephen M. – 1983
Emphasizing a distinction between interpersonal versus intergroup behavior, this paper investigates the impact of interpersonal and intergroup characteristics on the individual's decision to rely on collective action. Four dimensions of interpersonal versus intergroup behavior--social mobility versus social change, personal deprivation versus…
Descriptors: Behavior, Educational Administration, Elementary School Teachers, Group Behavior
Buckley, Peter; And Others – 1978
This paper describes the method adopted in a short course to improve group interaction in the foreign language classroom by giving students the opportunity to engage in group interaction and in this way sensitizing them to group dynamics. It provides the outline and rationale of the course, a detailed description of one unit, and evaluation…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses
FESSLER, DONALD R. – 1967
THE TRAINING MATERIALS IN THIS MANUAL ARE INTENDED FOR USE IN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AN APPROACH TO REGIONAL, COUNTY, OR COMMUNITY NEEDS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH MOTIVATING PEOPLE TO HELP THEMSELVES. THE PURPOSES ARE (1) TO TRAIN CITIZENS TO ANALYZE THEIR NEEDS AND SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS AND (2) TO TRAIN PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE MORE EFFECTIVE…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Change Agents, Citizen Participation
Thomas, Kecia M.; Landau, Harriet I. – 2002
This document is in semi-outline form and served as the basis of a conference presentation on how the discipline of industrial/organizational psychology addresses issues of fairness and justice. The paper begins with a comparison of personnel and organizational psychology (their application to job analysis, job selection systems, and performance…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Institutional), Employer Employee Relationship
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Wieder, Alan – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Provides a brief history of the desegregation of two elementary schools in New Orleans (Louisiana) in 1960. Presents the recollections and observations of the mother of two of the White students who continued to attend school despite a boycott. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, Blacks, Civil Rights
Petrus, Eugene F.; And Others – 1977
This paper describes a group dynamics course designed to integrate academic and experiential learning. The technique used to accomplish this integration was a two week wilderness experience, followed by a seminar in group dynamics during the normal academic term. Four reasons for the wilderness experience are discussed: (1) shared experience among…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adjustment (to Environment), Course Organization, Diaries
Steinberg, Lois Saxelby – 1977
This literature review is intended for policymakers and researchers concerned with citizen participation in the educational decision-making process. The study examines (1) the functions of interest groups in social science analysis of the political process; (2) the dominant theories employed in social research on interest group processes; (3) the…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Decentralization
Sowder, Barbara J.; Lazar, Joyce B. – 1972
Research problems and issues concerning socialization are identified in an effort to aid member agencies of the Interagency Panel on Early Childhood Research and Development in establishing priorities in research. Discussed in Part I are: (1) the development of intergroup and intragroup attitudes and behaviors--stages in their development; the…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attitude Change, Attitudes, Behavior Change
Bacharach, Samuel B. – 1983
Drawing on survey data from 83 New York school districts and case studies of 6 districts, the project reported here explores several aspects of schools and districts as organizations. The conceptual framework guiding the study emphasizes that educational organizations are not governed either by their structure or by the reactions of individuals,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Behavior, Boards of Education
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Franks, David D.; And Others – 1976
Five parochial open elementary schools were compared with two traditional parochial schools to determine their effects on student attitudes toward self and learning, as well as the development of educational and other cognitive skills. All schools but one were located in the inner-city. Males and females, blacks and whites, as well as various…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Black Students
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Migratory Child Div. – 1975
Located in 26 counties, the Florida Migratory Child Compensatory Program enrolls preschool children ages three, four, and five. Since many of these children travel with their parents from county to county, a need for a consistent curriculum emphasis developed. Therefore, using the National Migrant Goals, the Florida Migrant Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives
Imel, Susan – 2002
A form of group learning, cohorts, has become increasingly attractive to administrators, instructors, and participants in adult education. Basic academic skills cohort learning supports three types of knowing: instrumental, socializing, and self-authoring; whereas, in higher and adult education cohort learning, the development of critical…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Adult Development, Adult Education
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