Examined participation by (N=9) older adults in a literary discussion group. Results indicated that the impetus for elderly attendance was to learn. Discussed the effect of program design and location, group dynamics, and various facilitation techniques. (RC)

Investigates the effects of M. B. Rowe's science teaching and questioning techniques in elementary school language arts classrooms. Reviews definitions and applications of wait-time and assesses the effectiveness of wait-time techniques in the improvement of teachers' and students' oral discourse. (HOD)

A clinical decision-making simulation that helps students understand the relationship between psychosocial factors and medical problem-solving is described. A group of medical students and one faculty member comprise a selection committee to agree on the order in which four patients will be selected for renal dialysis. (MLW)

Presents an interview with literary critic Northrop Frye in which Frye comments on the purposes and importance of literature in education; goals, growth, and development in literary study; the literature curriculum in elementary schools; and strategies for teaching literature. (GT)

Results indicate a positive relationship between talking rate and leadership choice. People show the greatest liking for those with moderate levels of talking. (Author/BEF)

Faculty committees wrote educational objectives for all 23 courses in their undergraduate medical school curriculum. The objectives were used for evaluation of curriculum, student knowledge, and attitudes. (CP)

Teaching history is seen to require direct communication from historian to group and back again. Modified Socratic inquiry, it is suggested, accomplishes this goal by involving students more actively in the classroom. It presupposes close reading of material and dialogue as effective as lectures. (MLW)

Describes a system utilizing teacher-made worksheets and guided group discussions which allows middle school students to constructively critique each other's projects. (SJL)

Criticizes the variable analytic approach to small group communication currently being used by many social science researchers and suggests some alternative ways of doing research based on a human action perspective. (JMF)

The study involving 339 third through sixth graders investigated the application of the group discussion paradigm as a vehicle to improve nonhandicapped children's attitudes toward mentally retarded children. (SBH)

Outlines the interdisciplinary problems of communication and how such problems might effectively be addressed in the graduate curricula. (JMF)

Describes study to determine whether students in graduate seminars participate more in student-led discussion groups than in teacher-led discussions. Results show that student-led portions of the seminar had higher rates of responding by more than a two-to-one margin. (KC)

Describes how a fourth grade teacher used themes in children's literature to develop higher levels of reading comprehension. (TJ)

Children's Environmental Theater is part of an environmental education package for lower elementary students. Materials actively involve the students' environment (indoor and outdoor) and the program is by definition experiential. Included in this article are two plays and discussion guides and related activities for each play. (JC)

The feeling of insecurity, the lack of self-confidence, and the ability to relate to others that all children experience from time-to-time can be intensified in a deaf child by sensitivity to his or her handicap. A technique designed to deal with these difficulties was discussed. (Author/RK)