This research study examined student perceptions of group experiences in the classroom. The author used cooperative learning and team-based learning to focus on three characteristics that are critical for the success of groups: structure of activities, relationships of group members, and accountability of group members. Results indicated that…

Results of this study demonstrate the importance of the level of psychological risk and the quality of the interpersonal orientation of structured group exercises. (Author)

Subjects (N=240) participated in brief encounter group experiences that varied the amount of physical contact in the structured exercises. These included no-touch, moderate-touch, and high-touch conditions. Results on the scales were consistent with behavioral data in showing the positive effects of increased physical contact. (Author)

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…

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…