A study of the conflict-handling strategies of 27 nurse educators/administrators involved in curriculum change showed they primarily used compromising and avoiding, rejected competing, and used integrating strategies for only two issues. The strategies identified in traditional management literature may not adequately explain women's…

Investigates how parliamentary procedure is practiced in community groups, and how the use of parliamentary procedure facilitates or constrains vigilance and critical thinking. Finds that parliamentary procedures are widely practiced in a limited form. Reports on a case study showing how parliamentary procedure was employed to facilitate…

Suggests the use of the "tribal" metaphor to foster team building and collaborative learning in college classes. Offers examples of how linking students in the classroom in tribes builds identification and interdependence through such activities as creating a group myth and participating in membership rituals. The tribal metaphor has also led to…

This article examines the benefits of educator study groups, outlines the different types of educator groups, and provides guidelines for forming educator study groups. Membership of the group, leadership, assessment of needs, creation of the study group, materials, meeting organization, and group evaluation are addressed. (Contains references.)…

Analyzes the measurement characteristics of sociometric ratings and provides an empirical comparison of the use of ratings and nominations in sociometric classification. Focuses on unlimited nominations as the way to include the perceiver perspective, arguing that rating scales enable researchers to collect refined information that reflects…

A company designs and delivers treasure and scavenger hunts for corporate and institutional clients. Groups are divided into teams that must solve puzzles for directions or clues. The hunts build creativity, teamwork, communication skills, and an appreciation of others' strengths. An insert includes a four-puzzle mini-treasure hunt. (TD)

Study surveys the selection practices of group leaders. Explores methods of selection, variables used to make selection decisions, and the types of selection errors that leaders have experienced. Results suggest that group leaders use clinical judgment to make selection decisions and endorse using some specific variables in selection. (Contains 22…

Examines the effect of collaborative writing on cohesion in poetry therapy groups with 33 graduate students. Finds that post test scores on the Group Environment Scale indicated a significant difference in cohesion for those groups using collaborative writing compared to those without collaborative writing. (SR)

Suggests that out-of-class asynchronous computer conferencing can provide both teacher and students within literature classes with student responses to course materials, transforming courses concerned with developing critical and analytical thinking by heightening student interaction. Outlines the basic methods for establishing such an…

A case study of a business school in which a working group addressed the need for innovation in teaching, learning, and assessment showed that success factors included the use of learning sets, module documentation, and support from most of the faculty. (SK)

Examines the vitality perceptions of the Dutch and the Germans in the context of the progressive European unification with special emphasis on the relationship between subjective vitality perceptions and group identification. Results are discussed with reference to recent findings and developments in vitality theory as well as with regard to…

Comparison of two graduate courses revealed the complex ways in which power relations based on race, class, gender, disability, and sexual orientation interact with theories of mastery, voice, authority, and positionality. Teacher and learner power relations particularly influenced classroom dynamics. (SK)

Uses grounded theory procedures to explore the experiences of six group counselors-in-training throughout a 15-week supervision group. Results illuminate a theoretical foundation that highlights participation anxiety as a condition that affects the interrelated and interactive processes of how and what supervisees learn in group supervision.…

Discusses the role of theory in each article of this special issue, showing how the authors make the case that there is real need to integrate theories and integrate findings related to questions of collaborative reasoning. Shows how a cohesive, integrated theory of group processes can be adopted. (SLD)

Discussion of computer-mediated group problem solving focuses on a study of undergraduates that compared the perceptions of participants, the nature of the comments made, and the patterns of communication in face-to-face and computer conferencing groups in terms of problem-solving activities while solving well-structured and ill-structured…