The values provided by managerial leadership assume increasing importance to a society permeated by religious doubt. In exercising his leadership role, his obligation and challenge are to transmit only those ideas which can form a constructive base to focus the synergy of the members of the organization. He must impose upon himself rules of…

The article proposes the use of cooperative learning techniques with learning disabled students and suggests ways to implement cooperative learning principles using microcomputers. (DB)

Describes a support group offered women who have recently experienced geographic relocation. (Author)

Describes the Marketing Environment Group Project to be used by a marketing instructor. Indicates that through this teaching method, students have an increased interest in marketing and a greater understanding of how an organization's marketing strategy must adapt to its changing environment. (JOW)

The paper presents data suggesting that differential reinforcement procedures can be used to control multiple maladaptive behaviors of severely multihandicapped persons in group situations. Modifications of traditional differential reinforcement scheduling and interval calulations, are introduced. (Author/CL)

Learning disabled students (N=28, 10-15 years old) who participated in cooperative learning tasks increased levels of peer acceptance and cooperation as measured by sociograms and choice cards tasks. Characteristics of successful activities were noted. (CL)

This article describes an occupational therapy project using poetry as a task groupd activity in a psychiatric setting. (Author/UA)

Based on clinical observations, the author discusses the role of occupational therapy in treating hyperactive children, including self-regulation of the child through activity groups where other children serve as monitoring agents. (Authors/JA)

Discusses New York City's Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, under the direction of Dr. Lewis R. Wolberg, M.D., and describes the therapy program for schizophrenics. (GB)

In this follow-up study, it was found that cooperation could be developed when rewards for cooperating were greater than for performing individual tasks and when subjects could discriminate between task alternatives and relative rewards. For reprints, write to the Experimental Education Unit, Child Development and Mental Retardation Center, Univ.…

Games and sport activities for severely physically handicapped people are described. (JD)

Mime is discussed as a group recreational activity. (JD)