THE TEACHER -- AND SENSITIVITY TRAINING.

The article focuses on the role of teachers in sensitivity training, that is, group relations training. However one may choose to describe the learning process in the context of the classroom, there necessarily has to be concern for the relationship between the teacher and the pupil. Such a relationship requires the individual to have certain skills and abilities and to communicate himself to the other person through his expressed attitudes and behavior. Given the assumption that teachers are qualified in some content area, they still should be afforded the opportunity to participate in some type of human relations or sensitivity training. The outcomes of sensitivity training are construed to be a necessary though not sufficient condition for learning. The teacher needs to be aware of the purposes, must understand the relationship to the classroom learning situation, and must be given the necessary skill to be able to translate the outcomes of the training laboratory to classroom behaviors. Thus, the teacher needs to be versed in sensitivity training as well as be a participant.