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Blase, Joseph, Ed. – 1991
Indepth studies of micropolitics at the school level are presented in this book, which includes nine qualitative studies of school politics conducted by different researchers. Chapters 2 through 10 examine the formal and informal processes and structures that constitute everyday political life in the schools. The studies explore how individuals…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics
Rubin, Rebecca B. – 1980
A study was conducted on the relationships between information seeking and individual cognitive structures (both individual cognitive complexity and the constructs used to understand others). Specifically, the study sought to determine how people use questions to reduce the uncertainty of meeting new people in impression-formation interviews. The…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Style, Communication Research, Concept Formation
Foster, Patricia Joan – 1980
A study of third-year medical school discussion groups was undertaken to determine how much the cognitive level of instructors' questions in small group sessions influenced student responses and whether these responses had any measureable relationship to critical thinking skills, or National Board of Medical Examiner (NBME) scores. The research…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Need, Clinical Experience