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Powell, Evan R. – Small Group Behavior, 1982
Focused on applying a variation of the semantic differential technique (SD) to changes in group structure over time and treatment. Members (N=29) of two T groups rated their respective group members on an SD form. Results showed acceptance of members increased as the groups progressed. (RC)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Factor Structure, Group Dynamics
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Bare, Alan C. – Research in Higher Education, 1981
The performance of 43 library work groups was assessed by means of supervisor's ratings. Characteristics of the groups' tasks, membership, leadership, structure, and process were measured by averaging their members' responses to factor of the Work Group Survey. The implications for both organization theorists and change agents are discussed.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evaluation, Group Dynamics, Group Structure
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Stolte, John F. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1978
Hypotheses linking positional power in bargaining networks to evaluations of self and others were supported: (1) persons in central exchange network positions evaluate themselves as feeling more pleasant and more exhilarated; and (2) central persons impute lower status and higher positive evaluations to peripheral positions. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Group Structure, Information Networks, Interpersonal Relationship
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Toder, Nancy L. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1980
Undergraduates in mixed-sex groups evaluated female-authored articles. Subjects in all-women groups did not show sex discrimination. Female subjects in mixed-sex groups endorsed more profeminist ideas. Participation in an all-women's group may elicit a more positive image of women. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Feminism, Group Structure, Participant Characteristics
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Susman, Elizabeth J.; And Others – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1980
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Conceptual Tempo, Disadvantaged Youth, Group Structure
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Craig, Kellina M.; O'Neal, Edgar C.; Langley, Travis – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1997
Investigates the effect of group composition on judgments of African Americans. White male and female college students (N=84) responded to photographic slides of female work groups containing altered racial compositions. Results suggest that work groups featuring a distinctive (or solo) group member may affect judgments about similar others…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Counselors, Group Structure
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Richards, R. Lynn; And Others – Counseling Psychologist, 1990
Describes the three major influences on theme-oriented groups: theme-centered interactional, structured, and behavioral groups. Provides a comparison of the composition and structure of theme groups during the current decade. Summarizes the general principles thought to be important in the construction and development of theme-oriented groups.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis, Group Dynamics
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Takata, Susan R.; Zevitz, Richard G. – Youth and Society, 1990
Compares the perceptions of 534 adults and 458 secondary school students in Racine (Wisconsin) about gang activity in the community. Finds that adults perceive gangs as formalized, highly organized, structured groups, while youth perceive gangs as more informal, loosely organized, and amorphous groups. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adults, Group Structure, High School Students, Juvenile Gangs
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Day, Bryon; Matthes, William – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1995
Describes personal growth group processes from a Jungian perspective. Assumes a conceptual framework for personal growth groups that uses constructs from Jung's theory of the individuation process in the first half of life (approximately before age 40). A 3-stage theory, with 18 testable hypotheses is proposed. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Developmental Stages, Group Counseling, Group Dynamics
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Elkjaer, Bente – Management Learning, 2001
Presents a case study on the development of a learning organization that did not last very long. Suggests that the reason for its demise was the way in which learning in the organization was understood and enacted. The case is evaluated against John Dewey's learning theory. (Contains 24 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Group Structure, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Leadership Training
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Thomsen, Hanne Kargaard; Hoest, Viggo – Management Learning, 2001
Offers an account of how the role of facilitators might be extended towards a process of 'critical facilitation'. Presents a perspective that is elucidated through using an exemplar of an application of this approach. Suggests that critical facilitation consists of developing an orientation of openness to discourse. (Contains 49 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Group Structure, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Leadership Training, Learning Strategies
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Salisbury, Mark – Management Learning, 2001
Introduces an example project to describe a knowledge creation process and a practical mechanism for capturing and disseminating knowledge in a small working group. Describes the needs analysis, design process, and development process. (DDR)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Educational Methods, Group Structure, Management Development
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Lewis, Ann; Crisp, Richard J. – School Psychology International, 2004
The educational inclusion of pupils with special or additional educational needs is being promoted internationally. One would expect that professionals for whom the group identity as 'special professional' is both important and perceived as being under threat, would only be supportive of inclusion if it could be orchestrated in a way which fosters…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Special Needs Students, Identification, Educational Needs
Mitchell, Nancy; Danielson, Mary Ann – 1996
An underinvestigated aspect of advertising education is the consideration of methods by which groups effectively solve creative problems. Brainstorming has been popularly used by teams in classes to generate ideas; yet, little research exists that compares small group structures for creative problem solving. Bridging this gap, a study compared…
Descriptors: Advertising, Comparative Analysis, Creative Activities, Group Dynamics
Rauh, Hellgard; And Others – 1983
Studies on peer interaction in infancy seem to imply that social group structure emerges from infants' and toddlers' dyadic interactions. In contrast to this position, the present study hypothesizes that attention structure may be a major precursor for social group structure. To investigate that possibility, an attempt was made to develop a…
Descriptors: Attention, Group Structure, Infant Behavior, Infants
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