CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERPERSONAL-RELATION S IN SPECIALIZED BOARDING SCHOOLS

Interpersonal relations among inmates of boarding schools for gifted a dolescents are analysed. External, institutional psychological closedn ess results in internal psychological closedness. Educative-profession al activity becomes very important for the students. Both these factor s lead to the formation of strict intragroup status differentiation an d to the development of <<castes>> that are defined in opposition to e ach other. A teacher in such an institution often interacts with adole scents according to already existing system of interrelations and so i ndirectly promotes informal structure of such associations, contradict ing educative purposes of boarding school.