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Download full textMartini, Mary – 1994
An observational study of peer dynamics found three very different systems of peer interaction among Hawaiian children at three preschools. The children were demographically similar: part-Hawaiians from lower to lower-middle class backgrounds. Sixty children were studied in videotaped sessions. In Preschool 1, children usually play as dyads; in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Behavior, Classroom Environment, Group Behavior
Smith, Barbara Tyree; Goc-Karp, Grace – 1994
This study examined the effects of social competence, group formation, and group behavior on the marginalization of students in a 7th-grade physical education setting. Marginalized students are defined as those in the class, but not "of" the class. In addition, factors such as individual and team activity and teacher expectations help to…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Relationship
Ringer, Martin – 1994
Northland Support Wilderness Experience (NSWE) was a bicultural (White and Maori) wilderness therapy program that operated in New Zealand from 1985 to 1990. NSWE conducted 11 wilderness expeditions per year with approximately 10 participants each, and provided 18-month followups for participants, parents, and significant others. Participants were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, At Risk Persons, Behavior Standards
Fry, Joan – 1988
This study was conducted to determine the significance of physical activity in the lifestyles of a selected group of female adolescents. Two groups of girls in their mid-teens, identified through a pilot study, were operationally defined as activity seekers (N=14) and non-activity seekers (N=14). In order to determine the characteristics of both…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Females
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1984
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 24 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the relationship between changing sex-role attitudes and behaviors and changing decision-making patterns among married couples; (2) a comparison of the effect…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Doctoral Dissertations
Chang, Gen Ling; Wells, Gordon – 1987
Noting that collaboration can enhance children's ability to solve problems of increasing difficulty, this paper discusses the theory of collaborative talk in the classroom and how it can be applied. The first section of the paper introduces the notion of collaborative talk by describing a classroom setting and offering an excerpt of two children…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperation
Rausch, Erwin, Ed.; And Others – 1980
The way that modern management techniques contained in the Linking Elements Concept can be applied successfully to management in institutions of higher learning is considered. The Linking Elements Concept combines management science, management by objectives (MBO), and the behavioral sciences into an overall framework. The concept proposes that…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Ancillary School Services, College Administration, Conflict Resolution
HUDGINS, BRYCE B.; SMITH, LOUIS M.
GROUP FUNCTIONING AND ACTIVITIES WERE STUDIED IN TWO CONTEXTS, THE LABORATORY AND THE REGULAR SCHOOL CLASSROOM. THE LABORATORY STUDY INVOLVED SMALL GROUP PROBLEM-SOLVING IN ARITHMETIC AND IN SOCIAL STUDIES. STUDIES CONSISTED OF GROUP PERFORMANCE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS TO GROUP PERFORMANCE, THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Arithmetic, Classroom Research, Group Activities
National Training Labs. Inst. for Applied Behavioral Science, Washington, DC. – 1966
THESE PAPERS REPRESENT NOTES FOR THEORY SESSIONS PRESENTED AT VARIOUS TRAINING LABORATORIES AND ARE INTENDED AS HELPFUL TOOLS IN SUPPLEMENTING THEORY SESSIONS AND UNDERSTANDING VARIOUS LABORATORY EXPERIENCES. THE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS HAVE PROVED USEFUL IN NATIONAL TRAINING LABORATORIES OVER THE YEARS. CONDITIONS FOR LABORATORY LEARNING ARE SET…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Agents, Conflict, Feedback
Cusick, Philip A.; And Others – Studies in Educational Administration and Organization, 1978
This report presents findings from four studies of adolescent behavior in high schools. A basic assumption was that organization structure has strong effects on behavior. The authors concluded that the large comprehensive high school's organization structure with emphasis on teacher initiated action, routine batch processing, and reliance on…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Behavior Problems, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
ANDERSON, LYNN R. – 1966
RATINGS OF THE LEADER'S INITIATION OF STRUCTURE AND CONSIDERATION WERE OBTAINED FROM 36 INTERCULTURAL DISCUSSION GROUPS OF ONE AMERICAN AND ONE INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENT PLUS AN AMERICAN LEADER. RATINGS OF GROUP ATMOSPHERE, ESTEEM FOR LEADER, AND LEADER EFFECTIVENESS WERE ALSO OBTAINED AFTER EACH GROUP COMPLETED AN INTERCULTURAL NEGOTIATION TASK AND…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavior Standards, Cultural Differences
Baker, Reid E. – 1976
Small group work is an indispensable component of self-paced individualized instruction and can also make possible a high degree of individualization in the conventional instructional situation. Partial instructional approaches varying whole-class presentations, small group work, and individualized study are discussed. Group work can facilitate…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Communicative Competence (Languages), Group Behavior, Group Experience
Chan, Carole – 1976
The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations presents here a brief overview of the Pilipino American experience and orientation to aid in understanding. Included are historical facts and also more personal statements. Among the minorities of the Los Angeles County, the Pilipino population is notable for its large proportion of new comers.…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Nicholson, James L., III – 1973
This study examined acquisition and development of children's social/symbolic and strategic communication abilities within a sociolinguistic model of communicative competence. The major theoretical perspective was derived from Mead's symbolic interactionism and the cognitive-developmental theories of Piaget and Werner. Role-taking was the central…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages)
Lynn, James J. – 1973
This curriculum guide, one of a series developed to assist those involved in implementing career education programs concerned with public service occupations, contains the basic instructional material recommended for the area of social and economic services preparation. The units described are: (1) social service agencies and programs, (2) why…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Career Education, Community Organizations, Course Content
