The business education teacher can improve the educational process and become more effective by practicing good human relations with students and in the classroom. The author discusses concepts of good human relations and effective teaching. (MF)

Explains that the central problem of experimental social psychology is the mutual influencing processes by which the individual affects and is affected by others. Identifies important areas in social psychology before and after 1950; reviews work on balance and dissonance theories; and explores the relationship between attribution and balance…

Nonverbal communication involves not only body language, but also environment, physical space, time systems, discipline, and competition systems--in short, the totality of communicaton excepting the printed word. (MJB)

Concludes that Harry Marx's (1964) inference of a general opiate quality in black religion is incomplete and misleading. Examines data concerning religion and civil rights militancy. Finds that secular social factors (e.g., social class, region, and nonurban origins) are better indicators of militance than is religiosity. (Author/GC)

In a college with a high proportion of foreign students, a mental health counselor must be aware of the unique problems facing a person making a difficult cultural adjustment while trying to meet the academic and social standards of the college environment. (JD)

This paper describes the observations and experiences of a graduate student employed as a nurse's aide in a home for the aged. The difficulties encountered in attempting to apply traditional psychological methodology are discussed, and detailed anecdotal reports on individual cases are presented. (GO)

Studies and issues of administrative effectiveness are reviewed and discussed, which are synthesized into the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation (FIRO) theory of interpersonal behavior for educational administrators. Journal available from University Associates, Inc., 7596 Eads Avenue, La Jolla, California 92037. (ND)

The teacher who establishes a relationship of mutual openness and trust with students enables them to set their own goals and realize their full human potential. (JD)

A course designed to enhance human behavior and social environment content dealing with urban family life is described. The use of sociological and literary material by white and minority team teachers reduces tension generated by examination of material that is close to student experience. (Author/LBH)

Focus is on assessing how Vance's concepts may aid in reconceptualizing and reorganizing much human behavior and social environment content to facilitate the integration of seemingly unrelated findings and conflicting theories on the relationship between disability, poverty, and alienation. (Author/LBH)

Pedagogical research emphasizes the need for teachers to be involved in developing the personal skills and interactional abilities of students in their classrooms. The role of counselors in teacher training and the implications for teacher and counselor interaction in training and practice are discussed. (KS)

An evaluation of two inservice courses in human relations for teachers obtained data from structured diaries kept by participants before, during, and after the course, and follow-up interviews. Results indicate that teaching is a stressful activity, and the two experiential courses enabled participating teachers to alter behavior and reduce…

Human territoriality is important as an organizer of human behavior. This thesis is elaborated at three levels of analysis: (a) the community, (b) the small group and dyad, and (c) the individual. Human territoriality is characterized as the continuous association of person or persons with specific place. (Author/MA)

Human service education broadens traditional concepts of teaching and learning so that educators can be more genuinely responsive to the true range of human needs. (MM)