Group process is defined as the change taking place in interactions among individuals over time. Examines how this occurs within growth-oriented groups that have certain developmental characteristics in common, even though specific group objectives may vary. (Author)

Describes an experimental death awareness workshop based on Kubler-Ross' theory. The effects of the workshop reveal cognitive and emotional changes indicating participants in the workshop to be moving towards an acceptance of death. (Author)

Competencies necesary for the interaction of hearing impaired students in a group setting are discussed. Areas explored include attending skills, skills for spontaneous interaction, strategies for clarifying communication, and social skills. (PHR)

The purpose of this research was to develop an efficient peer rating system for small group work projects, designed to help overcome inhibitions to accurate evaluation due to the presence of social norms against harming a fellow student's grade, halo effects, leniency effects, and homogeneous rating tendencies. (Author)

Data show that giving information to members of a group is more important in determining the perception by others that the person is facilitating group performance. Asking for information and opinions is more important in actual facilitation of group learning. Social-emotional support becomes important after initial phases of group interaction.…

Evaluates the Nominal Group Technique as a method for structuring a problem solving group's communication. The technique is evaluated in terms of its ability to produce more potential solutions to a problem than an interacting group and in terms of the perceived satisfaction of the participants. (JMF)

Prepared school administrators can devise positive and effective strategies for responding to demands for citizen involvement while minimizing the likelihood of negative effects on educational processes and organizational objectives. (Author/MLF)

Homesteading required abandoning tribal relations, and so the Nooksack, a consistently recognized tribe from the 1850s to the 1880s, became a federally nonrecognized tribe. (Author)

Six major theories of status inconsistency were tested in a small-groups setting. When inconsistency variables were taken alone, all six theories were relatively strong predictors of inconsistency effects. When added to original status rankings, inconsistency variables became uniformly weak predictors. (Author/RD)

A survey of published research determined that individual and group reactions to natural disasters differ greatly and depend partially on the predisaster personality. Four models are examined to explain individual and group reactions to natural disasters. A conglomerate model and a possible structure to future disaster research are offered.…

Subjects (N=240) participated in brief encounter group experiences that varied the amount of physical contact in the structured exercises. These included no-touch, moderate-touch, and high-touch conditions. Results on the scales were consistent with behavioral data in showing the positive effects of increased physical contact. (Author)

Suggests that the small discussion group technique is a research method that journalism departments could use to a greater advantage and details the results of one such study, performed at the University of Texas at Austin Center for Communication Research. (KS)

Article defines four basic concepts of psychosocial development as stages of development, developmental tasks, psychosocial crisis and coping processes. Adolescence is treated as two distinct periods of development, and the main conflict of early adolescence is discussed. (RW)

Assesses both individual-to-group and group-to-individual transfer on a concept-attainment task in a between-subjects design with both of the appropriate individual-to-individual and group-to-group controls. (Author/RK)