ROLE-PLAYING, THE FLEXIBLE ACTING OUT OF VARIOUS TYPES OF PROBLEMS IN A PERMISSIVE GROUP ATMOSPHERE, WAS AIMED AT DEVELOPING A FULL, INNER FEELING ABOUT A SITUATION FROM ACTING OUT HOW OTHER PEOPLE ACTUALLY FELT IN THE SITUATION. ROLE-PLAYING WAS ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR LOW-INCOME GROUPS BECAUSE THEY EXPRESS THEMSELVES MORE READILY WHEN REACTING TO…

SIX PRINCIPLES OF ACTION FOR WORKING WITH LOW-INCOME GROUPS WERE DISCUSSED. ACTION PRINCIPLES ARE NOT THE SELF-EVIDENT RESULT OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LOW-INCOME CULTURES. THEY LARGELY DEPEND ON THE GOALS WHICH ARE ANTICIPATED FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. THE ACTION CONCEPTS SUGGESTED SHOULD BE VIEWED AS GENERALIZATION AND GUIDE LINES WHICH MUST BE USED…

AMONG A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING THE DISADVANTAGED ARE (1) THE DIALECT GAME, IN WHICH THE CHILD'S SLANG, "HIP" TALK OR MISPRONUNCIATION IS USED AS THE BASIS FOR LEARNING MORE CONVENTIONAL TERMINOLOGY OR FOR CONVEYING MEANINGS TO HIM WHICH HE OTHERWISE WOULD NOT GRASP, (2) THE HELPER PRINCIPLE (6TH-GRADERS CAN BE HELPFUL…

THE PROBLEMS REGARDING THE TEACHING OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN WERE PRESENTED. FORMERLY, WHITE, PROTESTANT, MIDDLE-CLASS NORMS WERE FORCED UPON THESE CHILDREN, AND THE TEACHER WHO ATTEMPTED TO TEACH THEM CAME ILL-PREPARED FOR THE TASK. SUCH INNOVATIONS AS CRASH REMEDIAL COURSES, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND INCREASED GUIDANCE SERVICES WERE EFFECTIVE, BUT…

ROLE-PLAYING IS A VALUABLE TECHNIQUE FOR WORKING WITH DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS CONGENIAL WITH THE LOW-INCOME PERSON'S STYLE. ROLE-PLAYING ALLOWS THE PRACTITIONER TO REDUCE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE DISADVANTAGED, IT PERMITS MORE LEARNING ABOUT THE CULTURE OF THE LOW-INCOME PERSON FROM THE "INSIDE," AND IT IS AN…