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Miles, Leroy; Stubblefield, Harold W. – Small Group Behavior, 1982
Presents a model of three types of learning groups, i.e., leader-centered, content-centered, and group-member-centered. Describes the characteristics and uses of each type. (RC)
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Group Instruction, Leadership, Learning Activities
DuFrene, Debbie D.; Lehman, Carol M. – 1996
This paper suggests methods for incorporating cooperative learning into the college classroom, including both short-term and long-term activities. It stresses the importance of self-directed work teams in the work environment and the contribution of cooperative learning in the college classroom to building team work skills. Cooperative learning is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Educational Methods, Group Activities

Bowyer, Jane; And Others – Science Education, 1978
Reports a study describing children's learning about controlling variables in an environment where student autonomy is maximized and teacher controlled instruction is minimized. (SL)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instruction
Phinn, Gervase – Use of English, 1985
Describes how less able students were motivated when assigned the task of inviting and being responsible for guest speakers from the community. (CRH)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Creative Teaching, English Instruction, Learning Activities
Rutland, Adonna M.; Guglielmino, Lucy M. – 1987
This manual was prepared for use by adult education teachers in facilitating a self-directed learning (SDL) group for students based on the modules described in the manual. The SDL group involves 10 sessions with specific objectives and activities for each session. Following an introduction, the manual is organized in five additional sections. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Group Dynamics
Sapin, Kate; Watters, Geraldine – 1990
This handbook on participative learning is designed for workers involved in community and adult education programs, staff development, and youth, community, and social work organizations. The introduction explores a theoretical basis for participative learning and defines terms. Chapter 1 examines program planning issues and includes some useful…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Committees, Community Education, Community Organizations
Centre County Vocational-Technical School, Pleasant Gap, PA. CIU 10 Bi-County Development Center for Adults. – 1994
This document includes a final report and curriculum manual from a project to help adult educators teach team training by developing a curriculum for use in teaching teamwork skills in work force literacy programs and by providing two half-day seminars to assist adult educators with effectively using the curriculum. The manual for work force…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
Johnson, David W.; And Others – 1991
This monograph explores the current use in higher education of cooperative learning, the instructional use of small groups so that students work together to maximize their own and each other's learning. The opening section sets out to define cooperative learning, and to look at the history of the technique, its basic elements, types of cooperative…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Competition, Cooperative Learning