An English unit built on a theme of current interest to high school students--such as cars, motorcycles, and snowmobiles--may involve several classroom activities: (1) a general discussion prompted by relevant newspaper and magazine articles, films, popular songs, and poems; (2) individual and group projects--reports or panel discussions--derived…

Hoping to find ways to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort by the various service areas, this seminar placed major emphasis on identifying characteristics common to all vocational areas. With the assistance of nationally recognized experts in vocational education, teacher education, and the behavioral sciences, the following topics were…

Prepared by the Episcopal Church, this booklet describes programs of adult Christian Education in other Christian Churches as well as those of the Episcopal Church; they show a diversity in approach, execution, and long range results. The three chapters cover Religion and Life, the Church in the World, and Understanding the Christian Heritage.…

Two adult educators offer their personal evaluations of nationwide needs for (and existing provision of) public affairs education, and each offers recommendations for improving university adult education on issues of national and international concern. Referring to the problem of a relatively uninformed public, Freedman calls for deeper, more…

The present college scene is in a state of flux and confusion. Several problems are receiving major priority: (1) student stress, (2) alienation of students, and (3) activism among students. Reasons for the above problems could include: (1) individual and inter-group stress, and (2) tension between groups. Procedures which have been utilized on…

This study explores the efficacy of two methods of teaching students, modeling and concept formation, to express warranted uncertainty in classroom discussions and in written work. The subjects were fifth graders from a lower middle class background who were divided into four groups: (1) a control group, (2) a group that observed a model express…

This thesis examined evaluative information concerning the effect a 4-year interdisciplinary humanities program--in which the prevailing teaching technique was oral communication--had on the theories considered important in the educational process. Approximately 300 twelfth grade verbal and math Scholastic Aptitude Test scores of students taught…

The survey was designed to find out how the Extension Home Economists' lessening contact with extension study groups (ESGA) affected the clubs, the image of the home economist among club members, ideas for improving the ESGs, and to compare areas of the State. Research procedures included the use of a questionnaire and detailed instructions to…

The publication is concerned with the practice of community development and those principles, assumptions, and values which guide the methods and procedures used in the field. It is divided into two parts. The first part discusses the theory of practice -- assumptions, values and beliefs, and principles. The second part deals with the practice of…

This guide for the director of continuing education focuses upon stimulating participation in civic and public affairs education. Suggestions are given as to: (1) how to write publicity releases concerning public affairs programs; (2) which audio-visual aids should be used in a given situation; (3) how field trips can be used most effectively; (4)…

To provide students with experience in conflict resolution, 44 undergraduates were trained in theories and practical methods of resolving conflicts and of communicating in their relationships with family, friends of the opposite sex, roommates, and peer groups. During five sessions of 3 hours each, the experimental sections explored by means of…

This paper traces the development of a human relations program as part of the teacher education curriculum at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Four approaches are presented--a basic encounter model, a cognitive model, a programed unit, and a final integrated model that is now being employed in the teacher education program. Each model…

To investigate the hypothesis that the "risky shift" is a function of a cultural value favoring risk, group and individual decisions of Ugandan and U. S. students were compared on two tasks: the choice dilemmas devised by Kogan and Wallach and the actual-consequence situation of Wallach, Kogan, and Bem. On both tasks the individual…

This bulletin implements the position paper on speech published by the Florida Department of Education (ED 053 133), which is reprinted as an appendix to this document. The bulletin offers guides and outlines for eight courses in speech communication: the basic course, public speaking, discussion, debate, parliamentary procedures, mass…

The purpose of this paper was to (1) identify the Pioneer of the Group Encounter Movement, and (2) expose and clarify some of the ambiguities, contradictions and backbiting evident in the Group Encounter Field. The origins of the group encounter movement are examined with a particularly strong emphasis on J. L. Moreno and his introduction of…