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Download full textMeyer, John; Stafford, Jeff – 1993
A group leadership exercise that incorporates the elements of leadership and other aspects of interaction within small groups can be useful in a basic communication course. The exercise is designed around three basic leadership styles: laissez-faire, democratic, and authoritarian. The exercise is conducted in the following way: (1) the class…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHill, Timothy A. – Communication Monographs, 1976
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Unity
Krayer, Karl J.; Fiechtner, Susan Brown – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1984
Describes the concept of group maturity and recent attempts to measure the concept. Reports on a study that administered maturity scales to students in communication and management courses and found the scales to be powerful discriminators between mature and immature groups. Discusses implications for small group and organizational communication…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Research, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewedSchultz, Beatrice – Communication Quarterly, 1982
Findings suggest, among others, that argumentativeness is an important variable in the perception of leadership, with the highly argumentative individual chosen leader over the moderate or mildly argumentative individual. Highly argumentative individuals were also rated as more influential on the group's decision. (PD)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Research, Conflict, Decision Making
Geering, Adrian D. – 1980
Leadership theories are reviewed, and ways that college administrators can approach leadership are suggested. After defining leadership and distinguishing it from administration and management, three different approaches to leadership are reviewed: the trait approach, the behavioral approach, and the situational approach. Some emerging views of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Administration, Conflict Resolution, Definitions
Jensen, Marian – 1980
Studies published in the last five years (since 1975) concerning how groups behave, with particular emphasis on implications for the administrator who wishes to deal more effectively with groups, are reviewed. The 25 studies represent 11 journals, written by authors from six related disciplines. For discussion purposes, the studies are divided…
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Theories, Communication Problems, Conflict Resolution
Dana, Nancy Fichtman – 1992
This paper describes a collaborative action research project conducted by a university researcher and a group of elementary school teachers. It examines the role the researcher plays when educational change is initiated by practitioners and the nature of the relationship that develops between researcher and practitioners throughout the change…
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Practices
