Describes a series of classes called The Black Citizen in America Today'' conducted by the Extension Home Economist in Monmouth County, New Jersey. (MB)

The primary message of the SIG/BSS panel discussion at the 1971 ASIS annual meeting was the need to probe more deeply into the utility of knowledge for decision-making and to shift priorities toward making data more usable to policy-makers than to collectors and disseminators. (17 references) (Author/SJ)

The results of this study indicated that participation in the encounter group experience did not effect any measured changes in members' self-concepts that were any different from those in the discussion groups or the controls. (Author)

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)

The role requirements of leaders in an assessment group context were studied. Both prior contact and voting rights had direct and interactive effects and increased chair influence. Particular role requirement combinations also produced a type of group disruption as reflected in group member ratings of the session. (Author)

Describes the processes utilized during the Symposium on Catholic Education held in 1976 and concludes with comments upon those processes. (Author/RK)

Shares the authors' instructional practices with colleagues, in hopes of generating ideas for more effective online instruction. Discusses methods of instruction of key courses and communication characteristics in online discussion groups. Concludes that students can learn and demonstrate their learning through online discussion. (SG)

A program for a family support group for grandparents and extended family of children with developmental delays is described. The program provides a unique opportunity for members to discuss adjustment reactions, develop supportive roles, and strengthen the entire family constellation. (Author/DB)

Describes a method for using electronic mail discussion as a heuristic in a business communication class for planning and writing business documents. (SR)

A 19-item self-report measure was designed to promote increased self-awareness of a group leader's perceived ability to facilitate small group discussion. Results of analysis show high reliability and validity. The instrument, developed for use within education and training settings, provides a useful measure of guided small-group discussion…

Interviews with the heads of the Topsfield Foundation and its Study Circles Resource Center elaborate on the use of study circles as a forum for discussion of public issues that leads to constructive social change. (SK)

Describes teachers' experiences in a narrative research group. Meeting regularly to discuss their work as educators and researchers, they examined the story of a disagreement between a teacher and parent. Retelling the story within the supportive research group allowed the teacher to reach new insights about what she shared with the parent and why…

In summer 2003, two of the contributors to this article--Andrew Hershberger, a third-year assistant professor, and Dan Madigan, a faculty development director--met to talk about "balance" in the lives of junior faculty. How, for example, can faculty in the early stages of their careers better negotiate their roles as teachers and scholars at…

This paper discusses Mapping Temporal Relations of Discussions Software (MTRDS), a Web-based application that visually represents the temporal relations of online discussions. MTRDS was used to observe interaction characteristics of three online discussions. In addition, the research employed the Practical Inquiry Model to identify indices of…

Caroline Ward's energetic enthusiasm for books and children is contagious. In 36 years of library service to children, no librarian, student, or child who has heard her tell a story, give a booktalk, lead a discussion group, or teach a children's literature class is likely to have forgotten the experience. While Ward is cheerfully offhand about…