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Widra, Janet Magerman; Amidon, Edmund – Small Group Behavior, 1987
Incorporated one aspect of intimacy training (feedback) into one of three introductory group dynamics courses. Administered three intimacy attitude measures to 95 students in all three courses before and after courses. Results revealed that attitudes toward intimacy were related to self-esteem. Feedback was found to enhance positive attitudes…
Descriptors: College Students, Feedback, Group Dynamics, Higher Education

Neely, Margery A.; Kling, Emily B. – Small Group Behavior, 1987
Developed short-term cooperative wilderness leadership camp to determine if behavioral changes in interpersonal communication and group interaction occurred for 4-H adolescent leaders. Compared adolescents in leadership camp, county camp, and conservation camp settings. Results suggest that leadership development through cooperative survival…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Communication

Smith, Herm W. – Small Group Behavior, 1989
Summarizes research on disjunctive versus conjunctive, and multistage versus single-stage problem solving in a classroom setting. Concludes that students working in groups are less likely to drop out of class, give higher subjective motivation to learn ratings, perform better on tests, know more classmates, and score higher on Raven's Progressive…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Group Instruction

Harrison, Kenneth; Cooper, Cary L. – Small Group Behavior, 1976
This article attempts to help teachers use group experiences for teaching purposes. It focuses on the importance of preplanning and designing the learning experience, the identification of events and behaviors that may emerge during the group process, and ways of dealing with these behaviors. (NG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Peer Groups