This document reports the experiences of organizational development specialists and compares organizational development with two other change strategies. Organizational development aims to increase the effectiveness of task groups in schools by teaching them how to communicate clearly, use systematic methods to solve problems, draw out and use…

This paper focuses on variables to be considered in implementing the team approach to planned change in educational organizations. The first part deals with team considerations -- recruitment and selection, composition, training, and future roles of members in the client system. The second section presents various strategies and tactics for…

This workbook for work supervisors is designed to be used in conjunction with the training manual. (Author)

Ninety-six males participated in four-man teams involved in a complex decision making task. Subteams with differing functions but equal rank were established. Subteams either were or were not physically separated during the tasks. Group cohesiveness was not effected, but subteam task satisfaction differences were greatest when subteams remained…

The purpose of this study was to develop an empirical framework to help conceptualize the process and outcome of negotiation. Specifically, the hypothesis tested was that prenegotiation expectations, the use of power strategies, and individual personality traits will, in combination, predict the outcome of negotiation proceedings. A test of the…

This document, the fourth in the final report on the Multi-Disciplinary Graduate Program in Educational Research, is a qualitative case study designed to show the form of sociological contributions to and the role of sociologists in policy formulation at an American Educational Research Association (AERA) colloquium. Discussions at the conference…

An assertiveness training program was adapted for elementary school children. Five girls were trained to overcome their passiveness. An evaluation of their behavior before and after the training showed a significant increase in their assertive behavior due to the training. (SE)

Describes a modified values auction simulation game, reports on three levels of analysis employing actual classroom data (group, subgroup, and individual), and offers suggestions for utilizing values data in social research. (CMV)

This article presents the method and application of the Clarification Group (C-group), based on social-psychological and sociological knowledge and focused on intergroup phenomena, socio-identities, stereotypy, and prejudice. The application portion includes a description and analysis of the major structured activities utilized. (Author)

Suggests that human relations education should provide opportunities for gaining self insight, knowledge of group dynamics and communication skills and also tools to diagnose problems and implement programs for individual, group, and organizational change. (Author/AM)

Group trainees often note that their group experience is perceived as a cultural alternative, resulting in difficulties transferring their learning to their everyday world. This paper examines these issues from a social psychological perspective. (NG)

Focuses on a who-why-where-when-how-what-whom structural model of interpersonal "distancing." Parallels are drawn between concepts of "intimacy" disequilibrium and cognitive dissonance; the latter deals with attitude-behavior discrepancies and the former with attraction-approach discrepancies. Presented at the American Psychological Association,…

Structured group interaction, through an emphasis on pre-group structuring, didactic presentations, experiential learning, and evaluation, provides a flexible approach to achieving a variety of goals while compensating for many problem characteristics of an aged institutionalized population. Limitations and hazards involved in the approach are…

Structuring leader behavior can increase group member morale by decreasing perceptions of failure. Task nature determines how much discussants believe they can improve on future tasks. Style of leadership is an important determinant of member satisfaction. (Author/MFD)

Peer counseling, an educational strategy in which students counsel and help facilitate the growth and development of other students, was implemented in an urban high school. In general, the counselees gained an ability to relate more effectively with both peers and adults and in problem solving and communication skills. (Author)