RESEARCH, DESIGNED TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMED HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING IN IMPROVING THE HUMAN RELATIONS SKILLS OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS AND TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF DOGMATISM ON THE LEARNING OF HUMAN RELATIONS SKILLS, IS PRESENTED. TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY PRESERVICE TEACHERS CONSTITUTED THE SUBJECTS. MATCHED STUDY GROUPS WERE TESTED BOTH…

A STUDY GUIDE FOR 8- AND 9-YEAR-OLD SPANISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN IS PRESENTED. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, THE FULL REALIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES, SUCCESSFUL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY. THE STUDY IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS, INTERESTS, AND ABILITIES OF THE STUDENTS FOR WHICH IT IS GEARED.…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE NEGRO IN AMERICA IS PRESENTED. THE BOOKS ARE CHIEFLY FICTION, BIOGRAPHY, AND COLLECTIONS OF ESSAYS, WITH A FEW VOLUMES GIVING HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. DIVISIONS INCLUDE BOOKS FOR THE ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. SOME EMPHASIZE SOCIAL AND MORAL VALUES.

In every situation, many factors are involved in the choice of a particular form of address and there is usually more than one acceptable form. The setting for this study is the office of the director of a large business organization. The focus is a description of address forms used by a person holding the position of director of a committee, an…

After two years of experimental teaching and research in suburban high schools, the Cleveland area Human Relations Curriculum Program is being expanded to include the inner-city and elementary schools. In an attempt to increase man's ability to get along with his fellow man, it employs a multimedia approach including films, documentaries, news…

Some observations on the nature of altruistic behavior and the consequences of these observations for a theoretical and experimental psychology of altruism are discussed. Altruistic behaviors are very pervasive since they satisfy a wide array of egotistical motivations in addition to having an autonomy of their own. Because of their ability to…

This project did the planning and pilot phases of an effort to improve the teaching of human relations in grades K-12 of public and private schools in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. In the pilot phase, the project furnished on-the-job training for approximately 70 schools. The training was given by teams of human relations…

Written for people who are entering or who are already engaged in some form of the helping professions, this book attempts to answer the following questions: "What ideas about human behavior have special value for understanding the helping relationship?""What do these imply for effective practice in the helping professions?"…

This pamphlet provides supervisors with a brief summary of pointers in personnel relations. (For related documents, see Ac 014 426-427, 429.) (KM)

Examines the stance of the corporation as advocate and communicator of information of concern to its employees and publics and presents guidelines for organizations that are considering implementing advocacy communications. (MH)

It was hypothesized that as cooperative relationships increase among retarded individuals, and between them and nonretarded persons, the effects of noncooperative relationships--passivity and withdrawal--will correspondingly decrease and be replaced by an enlargement of socio-emotional development among the clients involved. (Author/SBH)

Teachers can provide information to young students about their bodies and about the decisions they face in dealing with their sexuality. (JD)

Asserts that religion--capital R--effectively eliminated the feminine experience in its process of institutionalization as church; religion--small r--the whole human view, cannot be adequately reflected through such a myopic institution. The church is a powerful contributor to inherently unjust social, legal, and economic systems. Feminism…

Guidance-drama activity provides (a) crisp definitions of selected issues; (b) potent modeling from the characters in the play, the students actively engaged in the play, and the students involved in the discussions that follow the play; and (c) a technique for peer-led discussions on sensitive issues. This article gives precise definition to the…

This introductory article advocates a new definition of the counselor role: that of psychological educator with a description of the characteristics of this role. The issue as a whole indicates a variety of specific action steps counselors may take if they wish to become psychological educators. (Author)