Provides a review of lessons learned in dealing with unique problems encountered while providing group counseling for adult patients with metastatic cancer. Discusses problems, institutional policies, personal biases, and logistics associated with forming, establishing, maintaining, conducting and assessing the outcomes of group counseling with…

Describes the use of quality circles in an Oregon State University class, "Survey of the Media," to improve group dynamics and modify problem behavior. Explains how the quality circles are set up and how team ratings are used to grade student work. (DMM)

Claims that encouraging children to act cooperatively instead of competitively can make learning a positive experience for the majority of students. Suggests activities which encourage this shift. (JK)

Compared one experimental reminiscence group, using a conventional format to recall memories from different life stages and another using an experiential format that included focusing on feelings and thoughts with each other and with control samples that did not formally meet in groups, but that were tested in groups. All groups increased in…

Assessed outcome in 10 British and American sensitivity training workshops in terms of reported self-benefit and benefit to one's relations with others not present. Found differing patterns of change between the two outcome variables, suggesting that they embody separate models of workshop learning processes. (Author/NB)

Indicates that, of the thirteen variables investigated, group support has the greatest relationship to work stress. Finds that role overload and responsibility for people are significantly related to behavioral style. Shows that group and individual level communication variables are more closely related to work stress than organizational…

Suggests an important modification to H. A. Simon's original Model of Interaction in social groups to (1) explain the emergence and organizational structure of communication, friendship, and activity patterns and (2) trace their effect on human sentiment. Indicates that the more frequently people interact with one another, the stronger their…

This paper describes a group of adolescents who met with a therapist after a friend had committed suicide. The purpose of the group was to discuss the feelings engendered by the suicide. The setting up of the group, an explanation of the victim's difficulties, and issues dealt with by the group are described. (Author)

The effects of different group processes on team performance is examined using a formative evaluation. A taxonomy of six different decision-making and leadership styles is developed. Cohesion was found to be a significant factor in explaining high performance. (Author/BL)

Reports the results of an experiment which compared two types of cooperative learning with individual learning on short-term academic achievement of 84 third graders. Results showed that students of all ability levels achieved better under the two cooperative learning conditions than the individualistic conditions. Long-term retention showed…

Using a Bales-type observational system to code behaviors of two psychotherapy groups, sessions were statistically clustered according to their behavioral similarity. These clusters were compared to identify distinct phases of development. Although similarities were found, it was shown that different groups develop differently. (Author/BL)

Examines the proposition that the "leader" role is an unconscious myth invented by members of a group to ward off anxieties and uncertainties associated with day-to-day exercise of interpersonal power. Focuses on describing the myth, its consequences for the involvement of group members, and researchable propositions derivable from the myth.…

Holistic epistemology of systems must neither reify the system nor obscure the dynamics of the members. The sometimes diverging perspectives of the psychodynamic/growth and structural/strategic approaches actually converge in the realization that personal experiencing and social structure are not dichotomous phenomena but are related through the…

Focuses on areas of conjugal/family structure and process that are important for assessment but for which there exist relatively few standardized tests or procedures. Hopes to stimulate researchers to develop instruments and procedures designed specifically to evaluate those aspects of marital/family process that, as yet, have not received their…

A total of 20 five-year-old children were observed in two different preschools to examine conciliatory and subordinate behaviors following conflicts and to determine these behaviors' relationship to subsequent interaction (i.e., separation or peaceful association). Discusses the importance of conciliatory gestures in resolving social tension. (CB)