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Interaction Patterns and Facilitation of Peer Learning.
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Shaw, Marvin E.; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1979
Data show that giving information to members of a group is more important in determining the perception by others that the person is facilitating group performance. Asking for information and opinions is more important in actual facilitation of group learning. Social-emotional support becomes important after initial phases of group interaction.…
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis, Learning Theories
Personal Growth Groups: A Comparison of the Experiences of Anglo and Mexican Americans.
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Smith, Darrell; Miller, Roger – Small Group Behavior, 1979
Confirms that leadership variables are the most potent determinants of group effectiveness. Anglo female leaders are most effective although sex is not the basic determinant. Language is an influential variable. Group effectiveness is not dependent on cultural matching of members and leaders. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Counselor Role, Individual Development, Interaction Process Analysis
The Relationship Between Worker Alientation and Work-Related Behavior
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Cummings, Thomas G.; Manring, Susan L. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1977
This study examines the relationship between five dimensions of alienation from work--powerlessness, normlessness, meaninglessness, self-evaluative involvement, and instrumental work orientation--and the work-related behavior of effort, performance, absenteeism, and tardiness. The results show that the five dimensions of alienation are empirically…
Descriptors: Alienation, Behavior Patterns, Employee Attitudes, Employment Problems
Effects of Varying Child-Teacher Ratio and Group Size on Day Care Children's and Teachers' Behavior.
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Asher, Kenneth N.; Erickson, Marilyn T. – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1979
Among the variables examined were vocalizing to a child, vocalizing to a teacher, teaching child with approval, physically restraining child, and moving. Among findings were that group size was not significant for children's behavior but was significant for teachers' behavior. (SBH)
Descriptors: Class Size, Early Childhood Education, Interaction Process Analysis, Research Projects
The Group Therapist Leadership Role: Assessment in Adolescent Coping Courses.
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Silbergeld, Sam; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1979
Examines style and content, therapeutic quality, and changes in interaction patterns of two group therapists serving as leaders in an experiential, interpersonal coping course for junior high school students. The course stresses improvement of students' self-esteem. The results may facilitate development of effective interventions for helping…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Role
Client Implementation of Therapist Recommendations Predicted by Client Perception of Fit, Difficulty of Implementation, and Therapist Influence.
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Scheel, Michael J.; Seaman, Scott; Roach, Kenneth; Mullin, Thomas; Mahoney, Karen Blackwell – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1999
Reviews investigation of therapist recommendations, an aspect of counseling that previously was vaguely understood. Results indicate a high frequency of recommendations, with most sessions containing multiple recommendations. Therapists provided eight types of recommendations; validation of internal experiences, reframing meaning, decision-making,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counselor Client Relationship, Influences, Interaction Process Analysis
An Ecological Approach to Creative Research: Profiling for Creative Problem Solving.
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Isaksen, Scott G.; And Others – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1993
This paper reviews trends in research into creativity and describes the Profiling Project which is examining Creative Problem Solving (CPS), an ecologically based process model used to define problems, generate ideas, and refine solutions. Research into five dimensions of CPS are proposed: the situational outlook, personal orientation, outcomes,…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Ecological Factors, Interaction Process Analysis