The paper considers some of the problems involved in the interpretation of participants' evaluations of management development programs. In particular, it argues that, in the case of participative "open evaluation" sessions, it is important to recognize that participants' attitudes and feelings toward the learning group may influence the…

The development of the concept of protest is explained through use of questioning techniques and a continuum indicating the relationships between lawful protest, violent protest, a standard where "the line would be drawn," and majority and minority viewpoints. (AV)

Measurement was made (Both longitudinally and cross-sectionally) of reference group selection with regard to sexual standards, perceived reference group norms with respect to premarital sexual permissiveness and the relationship of these variables to premarital sexual attitudes and behavior. Results are discussed. (Author)

Empirical content is given to the concept of an organization set and two related hypotheses are tested on data concerning the competition of colleges and universities for new students. (Author/KM)

The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between field dependence-independence as measured by the RFT (Rod and Frame Test) and management style as measured by a number of questionnaire and situational instruments. (Author/RK)

This is a position paper on the place of training in group process and participation in groups as part of teacher education. (Editor/RK)

Students in the two schools showed a similar distribution of time between concentrated academic effort and distractive activities, and were sharply distinguished on most of the other behavioral measures. (Authors/CB)

Study demonstrated that a significant decrease in student inappropriate behavior could be accomplished through employment of a time-out from positive reinforcement procedure. (Authors)

Systematic methods are needed for studying group development over time. The method described here permits interpretive description of a group session, useful both for feedback to the group and for further study of group processes. (Author)

This paper is an attempt to conceptualize and contrast some of the psychological and sociological assumptions underlying two different strategies of social intervention: an individually oriented strategy and a group-oriented strategy. (Author)