Used Family Approach-Stop Measure of personal space to examine relevance of personal space concept in 40 intact, nonclinical families with adolescents. Found that spatial distance between parents and older adolescent was greater than spatial distance between parents and younger adolescent. Found significant positive relationship between adolescent…

Part I of a 2-part article begins a search for a "Grand Unified Theory of Environmental Education" through consultation with 11 distinguished environmental educators. Proposed are 10 top descriptors of environmental education curriculum that will be used to build a singular model of environmental education. (LZ)

Describes the physical site and situation of Alcatraz Island. Discusses how the Indian occupiers of Alcatraz created a symbolic "place" by reconstructing the island's physical appearance, environmental character, social structure, and personal and collective meaning. Examines the role of placemaking in the island education of occupiers'…

Early campaigns for pan-Indian unity were led by Ottawa warrior Pontiac and Delaware prophet Neolin (1760-65), and by Shawnee warrior Tecumseh and prophet Tenskwatawa (1805-13). Contrary to earlier interpretations, these leaders did not represent secular/sacred dichotomies in the movements but were all considered holy warriors. (SV)

States that ecumenism, or the process of building unity among Christians, is central to the formation of Catholic identity as the world enters the third millennium of Christianity. Describes the strides made in ecumenical education, the resources available from the church, and new challenges ahead to Christian unity. (14 citations) (VWC)

Examines the effect of collaborative writing on cohesion in poetry therapy groups with 33 graduate students. Finds that post test scores on the Group Environment Scale indicated a significant difference in cohesion for those groups using collaborative writing compared to those without collaborative writing. (SR)

Examines the relationship of team cohesion, participant attitude, and performance expectations to actual performance results in a simulation competition. Findings indicate a strong relationship between beginning team cohesion and performance expectations and final game performance, but little relationship between beginning participant attitudes…

Examines some of the basic tenets that managers and researchers alike hold dear about how people work and communicate about their work. Proposes a new model of how communication brings two types of knowledge into play in organizations and suggests that these insights may open intriguing possibilities both for managing and for organizational…

The modernist era of world history has been defined as the age of internationalism. Conversely, globalization is an academic concept that is used to define postmodern world history. Globalization is theoretically framed from varied perspectives. Most specifically it is analyzed as political, social, and economic phenomena but also within the…

A model of intervention for enhancing cohesiveness among community members who hold different political orientations due to the threat of relocation is presented. Residents of communities in the Golan Heights, Israel, were divided into two subgroups according to their political orientations: pro-peace versus pro-territories. The intervention model…

A study at a community college undergoing renewal provided an opportunity to explore how members of various institutional subsystems differ in the ways they make meaning of organizational climate conditions. The researcher identifies and describes competing discourses relating to the signs and symbols of power, collaboration, technology, and…

Following the Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the nation was thrown into a state of fear and hysteria. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order No. 9066 which resulted in more than 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry being either interned in relocation centers, drafted, or…

This book is intended to assist group leaders, teachers, counselors, and peer helpers in the development of relationships and active learning. The first chapter, "Icebreakers," begins with an overview that explains the nature, purpose, and importance of these activities. Icebreakers are used to help group members learn about each other in a…

This paper discusses an experiment-in-progress that focused on an investigation of novel school collaboration procedures. Two schools participated in the experiment. The principals of these schools were asked for their definition of "collaboration" and a metaphoric description of their schools. Following a collaborative skills workshop,…

The intent of this paper is to illustrate by example how the concept of group cohesiveness, which has largely been developed and utilized in laboratory experimentation, can serve both a predictory and an explanatory function in field studies. (Author)