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A Student Teamwork Induction Protocol
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Kamau, Caroline; Spong, Abigail – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Faulty group processes have harmful effects on performance but there is little research about intervention protocols to pre-empt them in higher education. This naturalistic experiment compared a control cohort with an inducted cohort. The inducted cohort attended a workshop, consultations, elected a leader and used tools (a group log and group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teamwork, Protocol Analysis, Cohort Analysis
A Critical Test of the Sherifs' Robber's Cave Experiments: Intergroup Competition and Cooperation Between Groups of Well-Acquainted Individuals.
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Tyerman, Andrew; Spencer, Christopher – Small Group Behavior, 1983
Tested Sherif and Sherif's hypotheses on intergroup competition and cooperation in a natural setting involving a scout camp for well-acquainted subjects rather than for previously unacquainted subjects. In-group solidarity showed no increase during camps, as would have been predicted by the Sherifs; indeed a decrease was found. (LLL)
Descriptors: Competition, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Foreign Countries
Aggression and Violence in the Workplace.
Grant, Frank – Horizons, 2003
Adults who work in positions of authority with young people must be prepared for the possibility of conflict, which could lead to aggressive behavior. Incorrect handling of a crisis will produce a conflict cycle, the four stages of which are described. Legal issues surrounding physical intervention (in the United Kingdom) are summarized, and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Conflict Resolution, Crisis Management, Foreign Countries