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Moriarty, Dick; And Others – 1977
This document focuses on a study conducted by the Windsor Sports Institute for Research/Change Agent Research (SIR/CAR) group into problems in educational sport. Major thesis of the investigation was that many of the problems plaguing educational sport originate not from the technical skills level but from (1) administrative decision making, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Athletics, Competition, Decision Making
Joint Center for Political Studies, Washington, DC. – 1976
This guide was designed to assist black delegates attending the 1976 Democratic National Convention. The guide is divided into four main parts. The first part contains information on convention procedures, standing committees, and various aspects of black participation in politics. The second and third parts lists the names of alternates as well…
Descriptors: Black Influences, Black Leadership, Black Power, Blacks
Joint Center for Political Studies, Washington, DC. – 1976
This guide was designed to assist black delegates attending the 1976 Republican National Convention. The guide is divided into four main parts. The first part contains information on convention procedures, convention committees, and various aspects of black participation in politics. The second and third parts include the names of delegates to the…
Descriptors: Black Influences, Black Leadership, Black Power, Blacks
Neer, Michael R., Ed. – Communication, 1981
This special edition of "Communication" brings together the work of nine leading scholars of small group communication. The following topics are discussed: (1) small group communication research in the 1980s; (2) unanswered questions in research on communication in the small group; (3) emerging trends in small group research; (4)…
Descriptors: Activism, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Decision Making
Jenkins, Mercilee M. – 1978
The literature on sex-related differences in leadership behavior was reviewed in order to explore underlying factors. Currently there exist several models of male leadership in small groups, but no models of human leadership which represent the experiences of women in same sex and mixed sex groups. Key considerations for constructing such a model…
Descriptors: Females, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Norms
Shields, M. M. – 1976
This paper examines some of the conversational skills manifested by children within a nursery group as they organize their own activities among themselves and cope with social and didactic demands of adults. Among the features examined are the number of active and passive participants within conversing groups, the intentions and pragmatic…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis
Smith, William I. – 1970
Designed for classes of the mentally retarded but applicable to all children, the guidelines to classroom behavior present concepts of discipline and class management including teacher attitudes toward behavior, desired teacher and student relationships, the needs of the student (particularly the need for attention), and the objectives of…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Shuford, Emir H., Jr.; Massengill, H. Edward – 1967
Logic and mathematics are used to gain some insight into the effective and efficient application of instruction. A pupil's state of knowledge is represented by the degree of confidence he possesses in the subject matter. A cost, gain, and return from instruction are associated with each possible initial degree of confidence and each instructional…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Psychology, Educational Research
Kissel, Mary Ann; Yeager, John L. – 1971
Several sampling procedures for collecting observational data on student activities were studied in an effort to determine their relative efficiency. The setting was a fifth grade Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) mathematics class of thirty-three pupils. A criterion measure was obtained by cumulating the measurements obtained on the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection
Cohen, Elizabeth G.; And Others – 1971
The experiments here reported represent attempts to produce "equal status interaction" in four-man groups of junior high school boys, two of whom are white and two black. The theory is that equality is not a consequence of interracial task performance. Rather, it is likely that generally held beliefs about the differential competence of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Expectation, Games, Group Behavior
Brady, Marion; Brady, Howard L. – 1971
Only a few general principles are provided as a foundation for an effective program. However, what is new is the emphasis on human groups as a basis for organizing a single social studies discipline. Some questions are suggested concerning what should be investigated about groups, and what the students need to understand. 1) What causes human…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education
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Gluck, Gerald A. – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1979
Kramer's study supporting the construct validity of the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (Firo-B) scale was replicated in this experiment. The significantly different results reported by Froehle may be due to differences in the populations sampled and in their environment. (GDC)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Factor Structure, Group Behavior, Higher Education
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Dornyei, Zoltan; Malderez, Angi – System, 1997
Highlights the importance of the dynamics of the learner group in shaping the second language (L2) learning process, and overviews the most relevant aspects of classroom dynamics. Argues that group characteristics and processes affect any success or failure in the L2 classroom and that teachers could benefit from an awareness of the principles of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment
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Steinbrink, John E.; Jones, Robert M. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Presents the Two-Level Cooperative Group Learning Model, a small-group instruction technique, developed at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and based on the Jigsaw II approach. Outlines a sample unit, showing how student expert groups teach their home teams. Demonstrates the technique's benefits: greater student motivation and interaction,…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
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Henderson, Donna; Poppen, William A. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1995
Students of group dynamics (n=16) use Systematic Multiple Level Observation of Groups (SYMLOG) to rate group leader and group member interaction in the videotape series "Group Work: Leading in the Here and Now." Ratings assignments were the same for all three videotapes. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Educational Strategies, Evaluation, Group Activities
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