scispace - formally typeset
Open AccessBook

Joining Together: Group Theory and Group Skills

TLDR
In this paper, a text first published in 1975, discusses group dynamics, experiential learning, group goals and social interdependence, communication, leadership, decision making, controversy and creativity, conflicts of interest, power, diversity, team development, and leading growth and counseling for counseling.
Abstract
New edition of a text first published in 1975. Covers group dynamics, experiential learning, group goals and social interdependence, communication, leadership, decision making, controversy and creativity, conflicts of interest, power, diversity, team development, and leading growth and counseling gr

read more

Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Implications for problem‐solving groups of empirical research on ‘brainstorming’: A critical review of the literature

TL;DR: In this article, a review and critical examination of brainstorming as a purported aid to creative problem solving in groups is presented, along with theoretical explanations for superior brainstorming performance by individuals as against that of groups.
Journal ArticleDOI

Team members' perceptions of online teamwork learning experiences and building teamwork trust: A qualitative study

TL;DR: Investigation of online collaborative learning experiences and important factors that were crucial for building teamwork trust indicated by team members indicated that students who enjoyed working in the group setting had a good relationship with their team members and they trusted theirteam members.
Journal ArticleDOI

Collaborative Group Interactions of Students from Two Ethnic Backgrounds

TL;DR: This paper investigated differences in rates of verbal interaction by 72 first year male undergraduate engineering students from two ethnic cohorts (Australian-born Anglo-European and overseas-born South East Asian students) during a collaborative group activity.
Journal ArticleDOI

The relative effects of positive interdependence and group processing on student achievement and attitude in online cooperative learning

TL;DR: Following the treatment, the ''positive interdependence'' groups had significantly higher achievement than the ''group processing'' or the ''no structure'' groups.
Journal ArticleDOI

Open for Learning: The CMS and the Open Learning Network

TL;DR: The open learning network (OLN)—a hybrid of the CMS and the personal learning environment (PLE)—is proposed as an alternative learning technology environment with the potential to leverage the affordances of the Web to dramatically improve learning.