This book, one of three Teacher Resource Booklets on Classroom Social Relations and Learning developed at the Center for Research on Utilization of Scientific Knowledge at the University of Michigan, discusses the theoretical background of role playing and gives a step-by-step discussion of how to use role playing in the classroom. There are…

This is a final report, for administrative purposes, of studies to be published in the general category of mathematical theory of social groups, with emphasis on the large groups typical of educational communities. Since the study of the large and complicated structures of high school and college communities is difficult by purely empirical…

Five units, designed as tools and guides for volunteers assisting students and teachers in skill development, are presented in this manual focusing on "instructional re-enforcement" within the social studies classroom. Unit I presents ideas for developing group dynamic skills in an inquiry centered classroom, lists suggestions for discussion group…

This project developed a conceptually structured program, emphasizing the interdependence relationship that exists within urban centers and between urban centers of Canada and the world, as a curriculum proposal intended to focus student attention on man's behavior in the increasingly multi-dimensional social system in which he lives. Utilizing…

This study was an attempt fo document aspects of small group work in classrooms engaged in the process education curricula called "Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children" (MATCH). Data on student-student interaction was related to small group work and gathered by paper-and-pencil sociometric questionnaires and measures of group…

This paper reports a study of the characteristics of the social interaction of single sex and mixed groups. Two all male groups, two all female groups, and two mixed groups were studied over five 90-minute sessions. Interaction data was gathered by two observers who recorded each time a member spoke and to whom he/she spoke. Group meetings were…

An experiment was performed in which 155 undergraduate student subjects were provided with information about a stimulus person whose behavioral consistency varied on several issues. The study assumed that if the individual's behavior on the relevant topic was consistent, then behavior on the other issues should have no impact on persuasiveness,…

The paper outlines several studies over a two-year period to develop a self-report and observer-rating measure of sensitivity/encounter group outcome. The initial form of the scale was taken from McMillan (1971) who developed a measure of 16 categories of group outcome; McMillan's work indicated the scale had high reliability. Subsequent study…

The Mataco Indians are members of the Mataco-Mataguayo family which included several different groups that to some extent were related culturally speaking. According to the National Indigenous Census, there are 21,800 Mataco in Argentina today. The six Mataco settlements, situated in the land belt which extends from Pozo del Mortero to Laguna Yema…

The development and implementation of a written instructional strategy for planned change leading to the integration of the personal growth dimension and the intellectual growth dimension in the classroom is described in this paper. The strategy, based on intervention by data survey feedback and problem solving, was utilized with five freshman…

The exercises in this manual are designed to help elementary and secondary educators in the development of human relations skills, and with slight modification the exercises may be appropriate for college and university educators as well. The procedures for human relations skill development presented in the manual were developed over several years…

This article attempts to help teachers use group experiences for teaching purposes. It focuses on the importance of preplanning and designing the learning experience, the identification of events and behaviors that may emerge during the group process, and ways of dealing with these behaviors. (NG)

Describes a study based on the premise that social variables should be considered along with cognitive variables when children are grouped. Changes in sociometric status and self-image of students in grades 4, 5, and 6 were measured over a three year period. (GO)

Cooperative learning fosters better student achievement than individualistic methods, increases cross-ethnic friendships, improves students' self-esteem, and creates positive attitudes toward other students and the school. Cooperative learning requires a period of adjustment on the part of teachers and pupils. Six cooperative learning techniques…

Describes the development of a computer-assisted college course in group performance skills (GPS) which was designed to expand the instructor's ability to monitor development of individual performance skills and assess their influence on the group output. Computer-mediated communication is explained, and its implications for distance education are…