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Sample, Tex – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1973
This paper is an attempt to understand the results of the structural location and life experience of blue-collar white Americans. (DM)
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Group Experience, Group Structure, Intergroup Relations
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Goodstein, Leonard D. – Counseling Psychologist, 1970
In response to article by William Coulson in this issue, the author explores the possibility of a T group with a specific group focus rather than one which seeks to explore individual behaviors. He feels differences of opinion regarding the use of groups is a step toward understanding how best to proceed in the future. (CJ)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Emotional Experience, Feedback, Group Behavior
Campbell, M. Donald – 1978
A study investigated ways that adult educators might introduce educational activity into a community problem-solving situation and attempted to determine the influence of this activity on growth of the community-problem-solving group. Adult educators by definition included cooperative extension agents, social workers, community mental health…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Community Organizations, Community Problems, Consultants
Permaul, Jane S. – 1971
An "ad hoc" questionnaire was administered to 10 students from each of 10 student groups. Each group's behavior was rated according to its degree of deviation from the established code of conduct for organized campus groups. Demographic and sociometric data was collected, as well as a measurement of the respondents' knowledge about the campus, and…
Descriptors: Activism, College Students, Demography, Group Activities
Nickse, Ruth S.; Ripple, Richard E. – 1972
This study was an attempt fo document aspects of small group work in classrooms engaged in the process education curricula called "Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children" (MATCH). Data on student-student interaction was related to small group work and gathered by paper-and-pencil sociometric questionnaires and measures of group…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
Cernius, Vytas – 1976
Just as one has a different sense of a mountain from each approach to it, so each group theory gives differing and somewhat overlapping aspects of group functioning. Each approach can help explain part of what is going on. Jung focuses on the perceptual and evaluative aspects of the individual and the resulting group consequences. Schutz focuses…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
Buttner, Christian – 1996
This report, the third annual study of primary program implementation, outlines case study observations of learning groups and of teachers relations to groups. The learning atmosphere of a learning group is determined by presence of conducive or disruptive elements, input of children, and relation of the group to the teacher, in addition to good…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning
Mears, Peter; Voehl, Frank – 1994
This book is a learner's manual for a course on how to develop empowered teams for higher education management, how to function effectively as a team member, and how to objectively evaluate one's impact on the team. Taking a hands-on approach to learning about quality, the course introduces quality principles, asks students to apply these in a…
Descriptors: College Administration, Cooperative Learning, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Martini, Mary – 1994
This research describes an observation study of 100 children, ages 9-13 years, on the island of 'Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The children were in a French government boarding school in the main valley of the island. Complex, sophisticated group processes among the Marquesan children were observed. The role structures of the group…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Group Activities