Suggestions for effective group communications are made briefly for the hearing impaired member of the group, the group leader, and the hearing members of the group. (CB)

Describes some of the problems involved in police-community relations and some of the approaches used to overcome them. (AN)

Teacher in the role of listener at weekly group meetings with eight mothers helps them gain confidence as she herself gains understanding of mothers' goals for their children. (NH)

The variables of abstraction and facetiousness possess stimulus properties which allow accurate prediction of their respective effects on small group communication processes. Relationships between specific levels of abstraction and facetiousness and feedback in problem-solving discussions are determinant interactions. Design and methodology of…

Videotaping small group problem solving sessions and applying Bales Social Interaction scale can give valuable insight into areas where people (particularly managers) can profitably spend time developing themselves. (Author/EB)

Female undergraduates with low participation levels in mixed sex discussions received training in assertiveness. Pretest and posttest observations of the subjects' behavior suggested that the training was successful, and that lack of assertiveness in the presence of men, rather than lack of substantive knowledge, inhibited women's participation in…

In a marketing course delivered using Lotus Notes, 32 students were randomly assigned to large or small groups with heavy or light coaching. No differences in interactivity appeared related to group size or gender. More coaching increased the quantity, not quality, of interactivity. Quality seemed to decrease as quantity increased. (Contains 35…

Questions asked by elementary students in response to narrative texts were coded by university and elementary teachers. The coding schedule was consistently applied. The community of inquiry approach helped develop students' critical analysis skills. Careful selection of texts was recommended for successful use of the approach. (Contains 23…

Dan Mader, CEO of Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc., discusses his firm's uses of the design charrette (an intense design work session), and talks about how important it is to have the community involved in each project. (EV)

Presents information from a focus group study conducted by the National Institute for Adolescent Pregnancy and Family Services at Temple University. Discusses in detail the design of the study, outcome, and relevant findings. Included are excerpts from the transcribed sessions held with a group of sexually active teenage males. (Author/BH)

The author integrated reading in an Introduction to Business course to teach students to become involved with the material they read, to relate ideas from literature to the course content, and to stimulate interest in outside reading. Readings from "Iacocca: An Autobiography" were assigned and discussed in small groups. (CH)

The Action Learning Group is a strategy used in a nursing diploma/degree program to bridge the theory-practice gap. Techniques of reflective learning through group discussion allow students to become aware of the sources of their experience and beliefs and to move toward accountability and responsibility. (SK)

Describes a new technology called Group Decision Support Systems, which can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of meetings in a variety of organizational contexts. (SR)