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The article focuses on group relations training in the U.S. The past decade has produced a renaissance of interest in humanism in education. A growing interest in affective learning has gradually gained ground on the cognitive domain in schools. Many educators have been scurrying about searching for a safe way to get on the bandwagon while others have chosen to ignore the entire issue. Throughout the U.S., particularly in larger urban areas, educators have been attempting to apply various human relations training concepts and strategies to educational programs. The results are mixed and opinions vary. The present status of human relations programs is precarious, yet such programs frequently are characterized as a salvation or a conspiracy. Sensitivity training is a nebulous term which is seldom used by professionals. This term loosely includes a variety of human relations training approaches, organizational development techniques, and group dynamics practices. The term has attracted a good deal of attention because of its illusory entertaining, exciting, and emotional reputation. At best, sensitivity training is a term with a questionable reputation and imprecise meaning, and it should be more appropriately called human relations training. |
