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Download full textMaskit, Ditza; Hertz-Lazarowitz, Rachel – 1986
The study described in this report investigated the effects of two context variables on small-group learning--namely, group size and group gender composition--within an adult learning framework. In the study, the "revolving circle" method was innovated. In this design, one group member is the center of the cooperative circle and all…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Foreign Countries, Group Behavior
Australian National Training Authority, Melbourne. – 1999
This resource provides tips to assist facilitators as they work with Australia's Framing the Future project teams. The 16 tips are about group selection; how to prepare for input; participant roles; how to use participants and observers; scribes and recorders; some ideas for launches and fun; praise! praise! praise!; making facilitation the key to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Robertshaw, Michael – 2000
For most distance education (DE) systems, distance, time, and/or opportunity isolate learners from their teacher and their fellow students. To facilitate interaction, most DE systems include different types of support groups. Modern technology allows groups to interact effectively even though individuals are far apart. Technology may appear to be…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Cooperation, Cost Effectiveness
