The purpose of this study was to investigate Snow's (1968) model of cognitive events in teacher-learner interaction at the input state. This study suggests that listening skills (teacher's ability to extract information completely and accurately) can be improved through training. (Authors/JA)

An examination of the effectiveness of a group leader given varying levels of leader-to-group agreement on issues. (CH)

Suggests ways of teaching how to plan and conduct conference-type meetings. (CH)

This paper introduces a new method for the detection of patterns or phases in small groups based on fuzzy pattern recognition procedures. It tells how the method provides an accurate description of all the patterns of group interaction, detects rather than assumes the number of patterns and their length, and is based on fuzzy set theory so that it…

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED WHETHER THE PHENOMENON OF SHIFTS TOWARD GREATER RISK TAKING FOLLOWING DISCUSSION OF RISK-RELATED MATERIALS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO GREATER GENERAL PERSUASIVENESS EXERTED BY RISK TAKERS THAN BY CONSERVATIVES. ITS PROCEDURE WAS TO DISCOVER WHETHER RISK TAKERS WOULD BE JUDGED MORE PERSUASIVE THAN CONSERVATIVES FOLLOWING…

IN THIS ADDRESS CYRIL O. HOULE SPOKE ON AN EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF ADULT EDUCATION, FOCUSING PARTICULARLY ON THE LIFE AND IDEAS OF HENRY D. THOREAU. HE DISCUSSED JOSIAH HOLBROOK, A CONNECTICUT SCHOOLMASTER, AND CREATED AN AMERICAN LYCEUM, NATIONWIDE IN ITS SCOPE, LINKING TOGETHER ALL THOUGHTFUL AND CULTIVATED MEN IN THE CONTINUING PURSUIT OF…

The filmography lists l6mm films of interest to young adults selected from titles suggested by librarians and audiovisual specialists across the country. Criteria for the final choice included young adult appeal, technical quality, subject content, and utility with different kinds of audiences. Each of the 35 entries includes title, description,…

Television is discussed as a medium which presents great opportunities for religious education and inspiration. A selection of television programs from various countries is used as an illustration of the ways in which the medium lends itself to the goals of the churchman. The role of the church in radio broadcasting is seen as a goad to…

In Tanzania, adult education is seen as going beyond increasing skill levels to raising political consciousness. If it is desired to narrow the gap between the educated and uneducated, the role of University adult education evening classes as an agent of increased social stratification must be examined. Mass radio study groups may be one means of…

If a small group is conceptualized as a communication system the operation of which generates discussion, that discussion is a stationary process to the extent that its parameters do not change significantly over time. This research casts some doubt on the nonstationarity conception of discussion. (Author)

A synopsis and family discussion suggestions are provided for the NBC-TV production of Snowbound, a story of two teenagers lost in a blizzard. (STS)