THE EXTENT OF CONTACT BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHERS AND THEIR COLLEAGUES IN THE LIBERAL ARTS WAS INVESTIGATED TO LOCATE THOSE ORGANIZATIONAL CONDITIONS IN UNIVERSITIES WHICH WOULD PROMOTE THE EXCHANGE OF THE INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES OF BOTH GROUPS. THE DESIGN OF THE STUDY INCLUDED SURVEYING THE CONTACTS WHICH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHERS HAVE WITH THE…

This study examines how group size affects power structure. Elementary conditions under which human interaction generally occurs constrain power to equalize as the length of the interaction sequence increases and to polarize as the size of the group increases. (Author/DE)

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This article presents a conceptual model that systhesizes communication concepts and Adams' equity theory. Using a receiver-oriented approach, organizational communication has reward value that is subject to social comparisons. Judgments of equity and inequity in the receipt and evaluation of "salient messages" affect individual's perceptions of…

The purpose of this study was to further understanding of the helping process in groups. Specifically, it examined the relation between counselor facilitating behaviors, client facilitating behaviors, and client self-exploration in groups. The modeling of counselor facilitating behaviors by clients may be a mediating variable between counselor and…

Based upon research conducted aboard a ship, this article substantiates the hypothesis that whether or not homosexuality is excused will depend upon the compatibility of such tolerance with the prevailing terms being used to rationalize the experience of differential power. (Author/JC)

Argues that delinquency is an expression of intergroup conflict and that both ethnic minorities and youth are in conflict with the dominating elements in society. (Author/RK)

This study integrated observational and self-report methods to investigate the effects of low and high spatial density on 10-year-old boys in an experimental setting. Five factors emerged: discomfort and dislike of room; active play; avoidance; positive group interactions; and anger and aggression. (Author)

Atlanta provides a social environment that emphasizes race as the most significant categorization of a person after age and sex. The most pronounced subcultural differences in city life arise from the segregation between blacks and whites. (Author/AM)

This study examines value-attribution found in encounter groups. Group members tend to refer to themselves in neutralizing negative valuations. Group leaders were negative in describing group members. Published group transcripts are more positive than unpublished, private transcripts. (MFD)

The Segal Interaction Analysis Scale (SIAS)--a categorization of verbal behaviors--is described and its uses indicated for promoting effective and productive group discussions. (MB)

The authors consider the necessary conditions for group members and their consultants to study group processes together and summarize how consultants pass tests of the meaning and strength of their collaborative intentions. (Author/MLF)

Tested college students for conformity when conditions contributing to conformity were absent. Found that social pressures (responding in public, being surveyed by fellow group members) are necessary to produce conformity. (RL)