From a special section, "Talent Awareness Training.

The effects of short-term consciousness-raising instruction on the sexist attitudes of preservice teachers toward women was examined. To test the ability of teacher education institutions to lessen the level of sexist attitudes, 70 students were divided into three groups, a control group and two treatment groups. Each group was pretested and…

This study attempted to examine whether growth groups are an effective training technique in counselor education. Two experimental groups which differed in group size and the amount of time devoted to the group experience were compared to a control group. Improved congruence between real and ideal self was found in the students who participated in…

A new educational foundations course at Indiana University combines human relations training, contracting, and field experiences. Entering students are given a course overview, assigned to an area school for six hours per week, and pretested using various personality instruments. The class is subdivided into reference groups, with one full-time…

A weekend marathon training group in constructive fighting techniques for college student couples is described. Evaluation indicated that couples did learn constructive fighting skills, and that aspects of the relationship were improved. Techniques included behavioral goal setting, feedback, non-verbal aggression and intimacy exercises, videotape…

This discussion entails some notions on the nature of creativity, the process of authentic risk-taking, and the person of the counselor in creating and taking risks. Technique is the impediment to creativity in counseling. The person who functions as an effective counselor functions from within, relying on the same resources from which flows…

This is a report on a conference series on teacher education and school integration in Atlanta, Georgia. Information on the most recent conferences since May, 1969, are also included. These conferences are held to have afforded the opportunity for many people to understand and profit from the mistakes and successes of others. Recommendations…

This book is divided into three sections in which the authors of the articles which comprise the book discuss the problems of teaching and understanding the disadvantaged. The articles presented in section 1 ("The Problem as Viewed by an Interdisciplinary Team") deal with the characteristics of the disadvantaged (including discussions of…

In 1969 the University of South Dakota set up a program of T-Group Experiences for the leaders of practicum groups. Relationships between the leaders as well as between the leaders and their groups were noted. Some fall out from the T-Group to the practicum group was observed. Inter-personal communication increased within practicum groups and a…

This study examined the effects of a weekend marathon on the level of self-actualization of college students one and four weeks following their group experience. It also studied the relationship between ego strength and extent of change in self-actualization during a marathon. Generally, the group experience did increase self-actualization and the…

Evaluation of the preservice portion (summer 1969) of the 2-year fourth cycle Teacher Corps Program at the University of Pittsburgh involved 1) determination of objectives for the preservice program; 2) literature and document search; 3) interviews with interns, instructional consultants, corps administrators and university instructors, public…

The purpose of this project was to investigate some of the difficulties the deaf have in obtaining employment, and to implement techniques to overcome some of these barriers, particularly in Civil Service. Different services were provided to each of five groups of clients, including training in computer operations, language skill training,…

This paper describes a study which was carried out to examine the intra-group verbal behavior of "person-oriented" and "non-person-oriented" individuals. Extrapolating from conceptual systems theory, it was expected that the "person-oriented" (conceptually abstract) individuals would deal with different referents,…

The University of Massachusetts School of Education has developed a curriculum in human relations--Human Interaction--written from a behavioral frame of reference, whose primary objective is the development of teachers who can act freely and spontaneously with intentionality. Building from materials in sensitivity training, traditional human…