Describes the experience and result of an elective non-credit course in art appreciation and criticism that provided an opportunity to try some experimental techniques of teaching. (RB)

Describes a summer course for educators during which the attempt was made to break through such barriers as educational jargon and habitual responses, to open up a genuine dialogue about real problems. (JS)

The article presents the open-end discussion method as the best means for teaching family planning. People do not want an outsider lecturing them on questions of morality and religion, but an outsider, by skillfully formulating questions can direct group discussions toward a pre-determined conclusion. (AS)

Describes noon-hour cultural-awareness sessions for Indian and Metis children of all ages at Red Wing School. (LS)

The results of this study indicated that participation in the encounter group experience did not effect any measured changes in members' self-concepts that were any different from those in the discussion groups or the controls. (Author)

Because of lack of funds and the failure of the mass literacy campaign, the government of Indonesia has concentrated on the consolidation of literacy by organizing reading groups of neo-literates. Reading materials are obtained from all technical departments concerned with rural development. (EB)

The retail sales person will not retain and use much more than can be communicated in 90 minutes; therefore, retail training meetings must be more effective. (EB)

The purpose of this study was to investigate first-grade children's use of requests and responses in their homogeneous reading groups. The results showed that ability groups differed in their use of requests and responses, and that particular aspects of requests predicted obtaining appropriate responses, which were almost always "on-task."…

Sixth-grade students explore the underlying issues of two versions of the Golden Rule, the negative one viewed by Confucius as a moral prescription and the positive one viewed by Jesus as a religious prescription. (Author/RM)

Suggests that the short story, because of its brevity and simplicity of construction, is often more suitable than the novel for classroom discussion. (HOD)