Seventy-nine members of several types of groups responded to questionnaires which detailed their goals and self-perceptions, and their expectations and perceptions of group leadership, norms, methods, and atmosphere. The questionnaires were administered near the beginning and again at the end (posttest N=69) of the group experience. The groups…

Post-experimental seating patterns of two coacting, cooperating, or competing laboratory groups were factorially manipulated such that groups sat near, far, or randomly with respect to each other. A propinquity-attraction model predicted intergroup evaluations only to the extent that previously determined territorial preferences were not violated.…

The use of the supervisor as a source of information for subordinate decision makers was investigated using 72 eligibility workers in a county welfare agency. Results showed work group supportiveness to be highly associated with the frequency of use and the value attached by subordinates to the supervisor as an information source, but…

This paper discusses the application of a transactional philosophy to the problems of classroom communication. Four aspects of teacher/student interaction are discussed in detail: the choice between a bilateral relationship in which students are seen as unique persons and a unilateral relationship in which students are treated as objects or…

Two programmes, both of which were aimed at more effective performance in small group discussion, were compared. The first approach consisted of skill training while the second approach combined the skill training with a programmed notebook. Results indicated that the training groups did not differ significantly. (Author)

The purpose of this paper is to identify and explore the psychodynamics at work in the Marriage Encounter experience. The conclusions of the author are that there are powerful dynamics operating in the Marriage Encounter, and that they can cause definite movement and change in individuals and their marital relationships. (Author)

Two discussion papers, commenting on the main article, are included: (1) "The Person and the Bureaucracy by R. Oliver Gibson, and (2) "Campus Strategies Extended by Goodwin Watson.

See also AA 501 441.

Research supported by grant MH-08667 from the National Institute of Mental Health, and Public Health Service General Research Support grant 1-S01-FR-05632-02 from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Work carried out at New York State Psychiatric Institute from 1963 to 1966.

The workshop materials assembled in this document aim to help educators and parents build effective group processes by assessing their leadership styles, appreciating and capitalizing on their strengths, increasing their leadership effectiveness, and understanding alternative leadership styles. The author uses a behavioral matrix to categorize…

Recent social scientific interest in juror selection has advanced the "voir dire" (jury selection) process beyond Clarence Darrow's formula for choosing a jury likely to be sympathetic to his client. From a communication perspective, generalization to different cases in different sections of the country and under different conditions…

Placement team decision making for elementary or junior high learning disabled students was studied in a naturalistic investigation of 38 meetings using both observation and videotaping procedures. Teams of researchers collected data on the effectiveness of the special education team process, the domains of data and kinds of assessment data…

Subjects read discussion group transcripts and evaluated the performance of group members, the group leader, and the group as a whole. Discussants' names were varied to represent male or female leadership and all-male, all-female or half-and-half group membership. The data supported two of the three coping strategies postulated as alternatives to…