Evaluated was the use of 12 simulation games with approximately 650 adolescents in 19 corrective schools in Santa Cruz county including ranch schools, juvenile hall schools, drug dependent minor programs, and youth authority facilities. Topics of the simulation games were peer pressure, looking for and keeping a job, mathematics, driving…

Video-tape recordings of the Romper Room program carried by TV station WEMT, Bangor, Maine were examined in an attempt to classify and describe various program elements. Tapes were monitored to obtain descriptions of program activities and to focus on some of the commercial announcements. For the total week studied, more than one-third (36%) of…

Since the ultimate success of any diagram rests in its clarity, it is important that the designer select a method of presentation which will achieve this aim. He should be aware of the various ways in which statistics can be shown diagrammatically, how information can be incorporated in maps, and how events can be plotted in chart or graph form.…

A variety of oral folk material from Mexican sources is presented in this anthology. The 114 selections are derived from the various genres available and from traditional as well as newer formations. The selections include folktales, jests and anecdotes, legends and beliefs, beliefs about popular medicine, prayers, verses, children's games and…

Although the first football games were played by Eastern universities in the United States, there was great enthusiasm for the game in the schools of the far West. In the late 1800's football was played in the Territory of New Mexico with contests between "white" universities and government Indian schools. These games contributed to the…

Reports on use of the "Election Game" in teaching English, in the framework of area studies. Concludes that if the content and vocabulary have been previously learned, the game can be used successfully in small classes. The game is described, and recommendations given for its use. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

An organizational development experiment that included every level of a 600-person accounting firm heightened human interrelationships and personal growth. (For availability see EA 507 168) (Author/MLF)

A look at "Some People Argue Constantly" (SPAC), a simulation game designed to demonstrate the effects of social and group pressure on decision-making. (Author/HB)

The article argues that physical education must make more use of games that involve risk and challenge if it is to develop youthful self-confidence and independence. (CD)

The article describes group games which physical education teachers can use to encourage cooperative problem solving, risk taking, and trust among participants, rather than competition. (CD)

Children enjoy playing a game based on addition module seven. The system can be applied to questions concerning the days of a week. (SD)

Discusses the advantages of utilizing cooperative instructional games in teaching young children social skills and productive ways of interaction. (CM)

A seven-day unit on probability used an experimental game-oriented approach, which allowed students the opportunity to draw conclusions from experiments in which interest was high. (MP)

An art teacher paired off his elementary classes and had one team member lead the other blindfolded through an obstacle course with a jungle theme. Students then painted their impressions. The object was to foster imagination and to build trust between partners. (SJL)

Participation in high-risk sports appears to have increased in the 1970s. This article analyzes this trend from a sociological perspective, citing examples from a number of commercial and noncommercial sports. (DS)