This article introduces secondary and college economics teachers to the technique known as interaction analysis. The Flanders system of analyzing language in the classroom and techniques for applying interaction analysis in economics courses are discussed. For journal availability see SO 504 499. (Author/RM)

Studies the impact of children's verbal style, age, and sex, on social perception and concludes that the speaker with a dialect most similar to the listener will be perceived as the most credible. (MH)

This article examines: (1) some difficulties associated with teacher interaction analyses, (2) well known teacher interaction scales, (3) current directions in research and practice in observation, and (4) special applications of teaching interaction analyses to the field of physics. (CP)

The scientific analysis of the teaching act is the subject of this article, with special emphasis given to measurement techniques (both inductive and deductive) and their problems, validity, and reliability. (DS)

Examines effect of facilitative communication training on quality of teacher response to various student problems and to accompanying emotional states of anger, joy, or depression. Results indicated significant differences between trained and untrained groups. (Author)

Male and female graduate students interviewed an actor and an actress whom they believed to be real clients. To half of the counselors, the players posed as well-to-do individuals, and to half as working class individuals. Counselors may unconsciously emply a different decision-making process for high- and low-status clients. (Author)

Defines and operationalizes the concept of media interaction, which implies that the audience member experiences "interaction" with, and in many cases identifies with, persons in the media content. Presents a model of media interaction and the results of surveys conducted to explore hypotheses derived form the model. (JMF)

Explores how different forms of mediated communication including telephonic and two-way radio, alter the processes of constricting social action and social relationships. (MH)

Expands an earlier model of personal space expectations and their violations by specifying primitive terms, constitutive definitions, and the propositional logic underlying the model. (MH)

This article presents a Learning-Training-Counseling model for group counseling. This model synthesizes theories and practices of group counseling, T-group training methodology, and selected basic learning principles. Three major phases of group development are described. Discussion includes behavioral guidelines for implementation, suggested…

Multiple regression analysis with data from each of three recent U.S. national surveys is used to estimate the direct effects of each of 10 independent variables on the reported marital happiness of white males and females ages 18 through 59. All of the estimated direct effects are weak or nil. (Author)

The study focused on the effect of an experienced group leader on subrole behavior of eighth-grade students (N=26) participating in group counseling sessions. Results indicated skilled leaders maintain group focus as evidenced by larger number of growth subrole behaviors and fewer incidences of nongrowth subrole behavior in leader-led groups.…

This paper uses the Interpersonal Perception Method (IPM) to analyze a single episode in a group's experience. The authors feel that such an approach is much more useful than the more usual trait analysis in understanding those experiences which will mediate the group's functioning. (NG)

This article reports the results of a study which sought to analyze and explain the selection of particular individuals for leadership roles by members of their work group. The authors find four factors important in peer leadership: task leadership, maturity, social influence, and flexibility. (NG)