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Peer reviewedBorgers, Sherry B.; Tyndall, Larry W. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1982
Emphasizes the desirability of pregroup preparation to establish norms early in the life of the group. Describes three methods of preparation: (1) cognitive, (2) vicarious experience, and (3) behavioral. Discusses the effects of each method on group members. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Counseling Techniques, Expectation, Group Behavior
Peer reviewedBorgers, Sherry B. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1980
Examines effects of making contracts in group on discrepancy between real and ideal self-concepts. Group A made contracts; Group B did not. Group A showed significantly greater change toward more congruence in perception of self and ideal self than Group B. (Author)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Contracts, Group Experience, Groups
