Describes some current techniques of classroom observation and evaluation, an area long neglected by sociologists. (AN)

This analysis determined patterns of verbal behavior most characteristic of interviews conducted with different styles. (Editor)

Results did not support previous work suggesting large amounts of communication failure in the spontaneous talk of 4-year-old children. (Author)

The paper explicates the rationale underlying the coding system, describes the classroom interaction variables subsumed within it, and discusses the special research and consultative advantages offered by this system. (Author)

The major finding of the study is that, although encounter groups have an impact on their participants, what is carried away from the experience depends on particular characteristics of the group in interaction with what participants bring to it. (Author)

This paper focuses on a comparison of two models, with special attention to the ways in which authority and peer relations are viewed. The need for theoretical and technical amalgamation to advance our understanding of group phenomena is stressed. A comment by James Crowfoot, University of Michigan follows. (Author)

Attempts to extend and to synthesize interactional, psychoanalytic, and learning theories as they might apply to the family. Highlights complexities of family interaction as they relate to parent child differences, to mate selection, and to marriage. Both affective and cognitive dimensions of human interaction are incorporated into the framework.…

This study investigated the effect of an interaction between relatively active and relatively quiet boys on their joint activity level. (Author/RY)

Suggests how to use student critiques as a means of testing program suitability. (RB)

This paper is divided into three sections: (1) the relationships of mathematical ability to reading ability and general intelligence, (2) reading instruction and mathematics learning (including methods of teaching word problems), and (3) student and teacher verbalization (interaction and verbalizations of mathematical generalizations). (JG)