Elementary and secondary school educators (150) were involved in a sensitivity training program. A three week introductory period and intensive small group sensitivity experience was followed by bi-weekly meetings for a year and a final week-long session designed to synthesize the total program. The Personal Orientation Inventory was administered…

This book describes a program that deals with group dynamics and applies encounter group techniques to the training of teachers. The program consists of two weeks of encounter during the summer; a 3-day workshop just prior to the start of school; and monthly curriculum workshops, monthly encounter groups, and periodic visitations throughout the…

This document, which is a presentation of a philosophy of education and human relations, is written in two distinct sections by two different authors. The two authors believe that human relations is very important in education and that the open classroom actually depends on the openness of the teacher. The authors hold in common the view that the…

The aim of the Kendall College Human Potential Seminar (KCHPS) is to provide a structure within which persons can generate and share extensive positive information about themselves. It also creates greater participant awareness of, and respect for, human potential--their own as well as that of others. This paper consists of guidelines and…

This study is concerned with determining from a comparison of terminal attitudes and behavior what changes, if any, occur in student and supervising teachers when they are paired according to divergent attitude scores. The Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI) was administered to teacher supervisors and student teachers before the semester…

Concurrent with the increasing interest in the training group (T-Group) as a source of growth and personal awareness for its participants, is a need to examine the effects of the T-group on certain personality types. This paper presents a rationale for examining the effects of the T-group on introverts and extroverts. Two T-group styles were…

Organizational training aims at increasing the problem-solving effectiveness of groups by harnessing emotional states and enabling participants to function efficiently as working components of a task-oriented body. A three-step sequence for using organizational training in schools would: (1) improve communication skills of personnel, (2) change…

In the spring of 1971, pertinent literature was reviewed and a small survey conducted on the Crow Indian Reservation to find more effective ways to develop Indian youth through 4-H programs. Twenty-five people, mostly Indian, were surveyed using a semi-structured interview form. Comments were solicited following each of the structured questions.…

AN EXPERIMENT TESTED THE HYPOTHESIS THAT INCREASES IN SELF-ACCEPTANCE RESULTING FROM SENSITIVITY TRAINING HAVE THE THEORETICALLY PREDICTABLE BUT INDIRECT EFFECT OF REDUCING RACE PREJUDICE. THERE WERE 50 VOLUNTEERS, AGED FROM 23 TO 59, 8 OF WHOM WERE NEGROES. MOST HAD AT LEAST A B.S. DEGREE. THEY LIVED TOGETHER FOR 2 WEEKS MEETING IN FIVE T GROUPS,…

Class discussions of television shows that portray disabled people can be used to help children correct their misconceptions about those who have handicaps. (SJL)

This article examines and discusses differing levels of accuracy in the communication of feelings provided by teachers in the classroom, and the effect upon development. The findings suggest the need for school personnel to acquire increased skills with regard to interpersonal communications in an effort to maximize student development. (LPG)

The experiences, attitudes, and recommendations of academics were generally found to be congruent with those of management-development directors in business firms that utilize the technique of sensitivity training. (Author)

The current study analyses developmental trends in sensitivity training groups by exploring the sequence of interpersonal issues or problem areas which emerge at different periods in the life span of such groups. (Author)

The study discussed here attempts to shed further light on the influences that differences in characteristics of personal-growth group participants have on the quality of their experiences. (Author)

Described a structured group experience designed to improve communication and to encourage support among a population of elderly persons residing in a retirement community. Group activities and suggestions for counselors are provided. (Author)