Effects of Human Relations Training on Preservice Teachers' Attitudes toward Human Nature

Abstract

The study investigated the effects of human relations training on attitudes toward human nature held by 230 preservice secondary teachers. Four experimental groups (counselor-led, instructor-led, student-led, and no leader) used commercial cassettes on awareness exercises and one active control group were compared for change toward human nature. Analysis of variance indicated significant differences among groups on 3 of 6 dimensions of human nature. Further examination demonstrated that the counselor-led group had consistently positive changes in attitude, while the group with no leader consistently showed negative changes.

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