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Kimberly, James C. – Small Group Behavior, 1986
Reviews Bale's view on relations between instrumental and expressive structures and ensuing work on legitimacy of instrumental structure. Conceptualizes this legitimacy in terms of integration of distribution of members' skills and instrumental structure. Discusses Bale's conception of primary and secondary differentiation and inequality…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Justice, Leadership Styles

Fuhriman, Addie; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1984
Presents problems associated with process analysis with a specific focus on definitional and methodological concerns. Discusses the need for a comprehensive system that will help researchers to separate and comprehend the individual parts of a group and their relationship to the whole group. (Author/LLL)
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Interaction Process Analysis

Swinth, Robert L. – Small Group Behavior, 1981
A model for the personal responsibility group is presented. Each person in the group chooses goals based on personal perspectives and is not subordinate to an authority or to the group. Personal responsibility for actions and decisions is taken by each group member. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Counseling Objectives, Decision Making, Group Experience

Ettin, Mark F. – Small Group Behavior, 1989
Sees introduction of specific structures and exercises in psychotherapy group as directly controlling course of events and affecting members' perceptions of the group and leader. Asserts that exercises must highlight, rather than bypass, existing group processes. Presents five-step model for preparing, working with, processing, generalizing, and…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics, Group Guidance

Neimeyer, Greg J.; Merluzzi, Thomas V. – Small Group Behavior, 1982
Presents literature relevant to initial group structure and advances a model of group development based upon personal construct theory. The proposed model illuminates the relationship between initial structure and the psychological processes underlying group development. Research questions are posited to advance empirical tests of the model. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Contracts, Group Dynamics

Palisi, Anthony T.; Ruzicka, Mary F. – Small Group Behavior, 1981
Describes Cattell's model as inclusive of the work of family therapists of all orientations. The model defines groups as having interrelated aspects, and all variables related to group phenomena as fitting into three panels: population traits, characteristics of internal structure, and syntality traits. Suggests model gives uniformity to field.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Counseling Theories, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Counseling

Herman, Reg – Small Group Behavior, 1983
Explores the background and rationale of efforts to develop LOGS: a Language of Group Skills which encodes a core of six group competencies in behavioral terms. Joins the organizational development concept of a common language for management to the adult education concept of self-directed learning. (LLL)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Decision Making Skills, Foreign Countries, Group Behavior