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The Nature of Groups: Implications for Learning Design
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Ohl, Todd; Cates, Ward – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2006
Considering recent claims that groups are important to teaching and learning, the authors examine the differences between groups and collections of people to see how one might create learning groups when designing learning and instruction. Based on literature in the fields of group dynamics and education, characteristics of groups are listed and…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Intra-Audience Effects at Sporting Events.
Hocking, John E. – 1981
The phenomenon of crowd behavior at sports events is examined in this paper. Previous treatments of why spectators enjoy watching sports events are examined, showing that these studies have largely ignored the potential role of intraaudience influence processes. A brief literature review notes the role of feedback between the communication event…
Descriptors: Athletics, Audiences, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Research
Group Behavior Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
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Kobak, Kenneth A.; And Others – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1995
Outlines some of the advantages in using a group approach for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Reviews the published literature on group behavioral treatment for OCD and discusses the unique therapeutic factors associated with group treatment that provide a rationale for developing a group approach for this disorder. (RJM)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Group Behavior, Group Counseling
Interactionist Evaluators Look for "What Is" Not "What Should Be."
Bullock, Charles C. – Parks and Recreation, 1982
A symbolic interactionist approach to evaluation views the evaluator as an observer of group behavior in which individual action aligns with collective action. The evaluator attempts to discover what is actually going on in the program being evaluated. Though the interactionist approach frees the program manager from having to articulate goals, it…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Group Behavior
Restructuring the Classroom: Conditions for Productive Small Groups.
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Cohen, Elizabeth G. – Review of Educational Research, 1994
This review includes recent research that manipulated features of cooperative learning as well as studies of the relationship between interaction in small groups and outcomes. The analysis examines the kinds of discourse that are productive for different types of learning and moves toward studies of task and interaction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Competition, Cooperative Learning, Educational Change, Group Behavior
Managerial Women in Mixed Groups: Implications of Recent Research.
Staley, Constance M. – 1983
Research on the problems faced by women in managerial positions is reviewed in this paper. Work in the area of tokenism is presented first, followed by similar research documenting the fact that females participating in mixed groups operate at a disadvantage. Research on the problems of women in leadership roles is presented next. Other…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Coping, Employed Women, Group Behavior