This paper deals with an approach to school system change -- the establishment of a change agent team to plan for and manage specific changes and to facilitate and perpetuate an innovative climate. It presents case studies of change agent teams in three Wisconsin school systems. A model for change agent team planning and action -- problem…

The social studies resource unit, the first of four in this course, outlines content dealing with the concept of community, helping third grade children to identify basic properties of any community. Specific objectives are described in the areas of culture, social organization, social processes, location, and cultural uses of environmental…

This annotated bibliography includes recent publications and operating programs in the area of student relations. Although it is not intended to be a thorough review of the literature, it is designed to be broad enough to serve as a reference source for several topics. The bibliography was compiled because the area of student relations is one of…

This booklet, drawing from research on intergroup relations, presents classroom teachers with those items which promise to be the most help to them. Research advances in intergroup relations are briefly discussed, while major portions of the booklet examine basic concepts in intragroup relations and intergroup concepts of particular significance…

The main objective of the desegregation evaluation was to determine how court-ordered desegregation requirements and specially funded desegregation activities influenced the organization and operation of the school system and the achievement of pupils. A number of specific questions were derived from this objective. Have desegregation activities…

"Sensitivity Training and Group Encounter" attempts to explore group interaction on many levels--verbal, sensory, and physical. It can be utilized as a model for dealing with various forms of interpersonal relations, from ongoing social issues to the isolation, alienation, and distrust felt by the members of a group. Presented as a guide to this…

This report presents a review of research on group discussion as used in adult education within the context of the nature of man and in relation to his ultimate end of self-realization. The review considers (1) those factors involved in group discussion; (2) its broad purposes, for example, mutual education, affecting self-concept, and attitudes…

The first edition of the National Audiovisual Center sales catalog (LI 003875) is updated by this supplement. Changes in price and order number as well as deletions from the 1969 edition, are noted in this 1971 version. Purchase and rental information for the sound films and silent filmstrips is provided. The broad subject categories are:…

This selected bibliography was prepared for the Racine, Wisconsin School District by the Title VII (Emergency School Aid Act) project for use by teachers, administrators, counselors, psychologists, social workers, librarians, and other professional and support personnel employed by the district. All of the materials listed in the…

This study addresses three issues: (1) the influence of proxemic variables (distance, furniture presence) on dyadic interaction; (2) the consistency between measures of self-disclosure; and (3) the applicability of reciprocity and distance-equilibrium views of dyadic interaction. Dyads of male college students were randomly assigned to one of four…

This is an informal report of an Adopted Grandparents program begun in 1968 to provide mutually enriching experiences for young children in a classroom and elderly residents in a nursing home. There were 13 adopted grandparents averaging 77 years of age and thirty 6-, 7-, and 8-year-old children. Objectives were to stimulate sharing of talents,…

The purpose of this booklet is to introduce Southeast Asian refugees to some American attitudes and social styles. The complete English text is repeated in Khmer (Cambodian language) and Vietnamese. Topics discussed include: America as a very young country; America as a mixture of different people; that urban life is complex, fast-paced, and…

This document discusses classroom discipline and the teacher's role in promoting student understanding of the democratic process and respect for structure in social groups. Definitions of discipline include punishment, school regulations, and classroom rules enforced by the teacher as a reasonable authority. In explaining the need for rules and…

One of a series of 12 in the secretarial/clerical area, this booklet for the vocational instructor contains a job description for the legal secretary, a task list of areas of competency, an occupational tasks competency record (suggested as replacement for the traditional report card), a list of industry representatives and educators involved in…

One of 12 in the secretarial/clerical area, this booklet for vocational instructor contains a job description for educational office personnel, a task list of areas of competency, an occupational tasks competency record (suggested as replacement for the traditional report card), a list of industry representatives and educators involved in…