The family is the oldest and most important human institution. Basic elements of human relationships, connectedness to kin, and enjoyment of human company enhance the meaning of play and recreation within families. Families must have opportunities to increase their use of play and recreation and improve their quality of life. (SM)

Describes the efforts taken by the Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble to provide interactive human relations training on date rape using live dramatizations, video with facilitated audience participation, and an electronic multimedia format with decision trees for interactive involvement. (EA)

This article examines the concept of interactivity and discusses human-to-human interactivity versus computer-to-human interaction in education. Levels of communicative interdependence are explained, variables that are important ingredients of interactivity are discussed, learner control is discussed, and two interactive instructional systems are…

People with mental retardation have been overlooked in recreation/leisure and decision making, which are integral to full community participation. They must be provided with leisure education and decision-making skills. The article describes the Decision Making in Leisure model, explaining its use with individuals with mental retardation. (SM)

Reports on graduate students' responses to the applications and outcomes of Rogerian small-group and Tavistock Group Dynamics training. Respondents reported no loss of learning gains over time, ascribed the application of many specific counseling skills to small-group training process, and provided only minimal evidence of forms of psychological…

Explores how African American and white college students and faculty can develop strong identities and healthy interpersonal relationships. Encourages faculty to engage students in dialogue about multicultural issues and adapt teaching practices to create a culturally responsive learning environment for students and faculty. (Author/DB)

Offers suggestions for improving administrative interpersonal skills, which are just as, if not more important, than technical skills. (LMI)

Using the 1987-88 National Survey of Families and Households, this research examines normative beliefs about marriage and cohabitation among non-Latino whites, Mexican Americans, and mainland Puerto Ricans. Results indicate Mexican Americans tend to be more pronuptial than non-Latino whites. They evaluate marriage more positively relative to…

Discusses the educational value of portrayals of emotional dynamics and conflicts of characters in Hebrew biblical and rabbinic midrashic texts. Asserts that these texts can increase student interest, provide useful insight into human nature, and enhance self-understanding. Provides examples from biblical and rabbinic narratives, Psalms, and the…

Presents a way of approaching the reality of oppression in the counseling profession to ameliorate the pain and suffering that characterizes many lives. Asserts that mental health professionals can benefit from awareness of Freire's process of naming, reflecting, and acting. Describes unintended consequences of diagnosing that may be intended…

Demonstrates that through the practices of the Nation of Islam young females develop a black achievement ideology. Challenges previous binary or dichotomized accounts of black oppositional social identity. Illustrates how resistance for Nation of Islam young women is transformative, and reproductive of existing patterns of social, racial and…

The authors describe various methods of measuring a principal's leadership behavior. They have developed a new survey instrument that can be used to analyze the leadership behavior/style of a principal. The instrument consists of 49 positive and negative behaviors that measure how a principal interacts with staff in the following five leadership…

In 2002-03, a qualitative case study explored the perspectives of 70 stakeholders connected to two community-based adult literacy programs in Manitoba, Canada. Four themes emerged from within-case and cross-case analyses of the data: program design, human relations, community context, and financial support. Instructor-learner and learner-learner…

This document is one in a set of eight staff development training manuals developed to facilitate the efforts of educators in the planning and implementation of comprehensive career guidance programs on the secondary level (7-12). This series is based on the goals and developmental objectives identified by the Georgia Comprehensive Career Guidance…

Role theory provides a framework for defining and analyzing roles, role expectations, and role consensus; it conceptualizes patterns of human conduct; and it is used to describe activities of participants in interpersonal relationships. Role conflict occurs when contradictory expectations are held for the occupant of a position. Role analysis in a…