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Download full textCohen, Elizabeth G.; And Others – 1970
This experiment attempted to alter the effects of race as a diffuse status characteristic. Black subjects were given instructions meant to induce "high competence" on a task performed with white subjects. All subjects were seventh and eighth graders who did not know each other prior to the experiment. Each group comprised two white and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Black Students, Decision Making, Expectation
Pellegrin, Roland – 1969
Multiunit school organization increases teacher participation in making decisions that directly affect them through decentralized decisionmaking -- a shift from individual to group decisions. A survey of teachers revealed that those in multiunit schools were more satisfied with their profession than were those in traditionally organized schools,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Innovation, Elementary School Teachers, Group Dynamics
Bacharach, Samuel B. – 1983
This essay reviews major trends in methodological and theoretical approaches to the study of organizations since the mid-sixties and espouses the political analysis of organizations, a position representing a middle ground between comparative structuralism and the loosely coupled systems approach. This position emphasizes micropolitics as well as…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Decision Making, Educational Administration
Cohen, Elizabeth G. – 1968
In this study, the status ordering of a four-man group working on a task requiring discussion and decision was predicted on the basis of status characteristic theory. Two of the group members were white; two were black. They were matched as to age, height, and also on a combined index of socioeconomic status and attitude toward school. The…
Descriptors: Black Students, Decision Making, Group Dynamics, Group Status
Smith, David Allan – 1976
Information on the development and testing of a model of spatial diffusion and adoption of an agricultural innovation is presented. The data concern the practice of artificial insemination of cattle in southern Sweden. The model is intended to predict the time at which adoption occurred in terms of the time at which the innovation became available…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Case Studies, Data Analysis
Office of the Army Headquarters Commandant, Washington, DC. – 1965
This instructional guide to civil defense shelter management is given as an aid to shelter survival techniques rather than to shelter comfort. The basis, purposes, and organization of shelter administration are outlined, with instructions on--(1) shelter management, (2) shelter teams and functions, (3) supplies and locations, and (4) daily shelter…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Building Operation, Coordination
Gillespie, Judith A.; Ehman, Lee H. – 1974
A theoretical framework for mapping school political life is developed which distinguishes elite, bureaucratic, coalitional, and participant types of school political organizations. The framework provides tools for analyzing and comparing patterns of political behavior within and across school political behavior settings. Definitions and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Educational Change
Peer reviewedOetzel, John G. – Human Communication Research, 1998
Investigates the effective decision-making theory's (EDMT) prediction that cultural individualism-collectivism, self-construal, and group composition influence turn-taking behavior and conflict behavior in small groups. Finds, for example, that independent self-construal is a predictor of the number of turns and competitive conflict tactics in…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Community Colleges, Cultural Influences, Cultural Relevance
Roberts, William B.
The study presents the results of testing an original obersvation instrument designed to identify a power elite in multiple sessions of two eight-member adult discussion groups. Two questions guided the development of the study: (1) Can a power elite be identified in participation training groups? (2) Can an effective observation instrument with…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Jensen, Marian – 1980
Studies published in the last five years (since 1975) concerning how groups behave, with particular emphasis on implications for the administrator who wishes to deal more effectively with groups, are reviewed. The 25 studies represent 11 journals, written by authors from six related disciplines. For discussion purposes, the studies are divided…
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Theories, Communication Problems, Conflict Resolution
GLASER, WILLIAM A., ED.; SILLS, DAVID L., ED. – 1966
A COMPILATION OF 47 SELECTIONS FROM BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND RESEARCH REPORTS IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, THIS BOOK OF READINGS EITHER ABOUT VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS OR WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THEM IS ADDRESSED TO LEADERS, BOARD MEMBERS, WORKING VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF MEMBERS OF VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS AND TO BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Skills, Decision Making
Taylor, Lloyd A. – 1967
Mentally retarded children were studied for their conceptual development and movement from the ability to perceive persons as separate entities but not in significant interaction (aprasia) to group activity. A quasi-projection technique was used to test six groups of 20 boys each, including institutionalized and family-based normals (aged 6 and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Auvine, Brian; And Others – 1977
This resource manual presents guidelines and effective techniques for people who want to acquire group facilitation skills. It is a valuable resource for anyone planning or presenting a workshop; trainers or teachers interested in innovative classroom techniques; and anyone involved in a group as leader, facilitator, or participant. The manual…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Clark, Kenneth E., Ed.; And Others – 1992
This book on leadership includes the following selected titles: "Leadership Characteristics of Leadership Researchers" (Campbell); "Translating Research Results into Action" (Knauft); "Managers on Leaders" (Javidan); "Impact of Leadership on Corporate Success" (Lohmann); "Shido" (Bettin et al.);…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
Thorley, Lin, Ed.; Gregory, Roy, Ed. – 1994
The 26 papers in this collection from a British conference first provide an overview of group-based learning in higher education, offer a range of examples, and identify issues and trends. Chapters include: (1) "Introduction" (Roy Gregory and Lin Thorley); (2) "An Overview from Higher Education" (Diana M. R. Tribe); (3)…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administrator Education, Aerospace Technology, Business Administration Education
