Dissertations / Theses: 'Small groups in literature'

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Fisher, Ruth Newton. "A comparison of tenth grade students' small group discussions to adults' small group discussions in response to literature." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54290.

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No reported research studies have compared the responses of mature adults to the responses of tenth-grade students to short stories. The case studies presented here were designed to describe the kinds of responses offered by adults and students, and to compare the responses of students to the responses of adults. The case studies were also designed to report indications· that any of three methods of small group discussions over a period of time influenced students to respond to short stories in a manner that is more like the responses of adults. A tenth-grade academic English class was randomly divided into three groups of seven students. The Reflective Reading Group participated in teacher-directed small group discussions using a highly structured questioning strategy. The Question Group 11sed the lists of' questions from the questioning strategy as guides for their discussions. The Free Discussion Group participated in free discussions with no directions as to how the discussions should proceed. The Question Group and the Free Discussion Group had no supervision by a teacher or other authority figure. The adult group also participated in free discussions. The free discussions of the three student groups, one as a pre-treatment sample and one as a post-treatment sample, and the adult discussions were tape recorded and transcribed. The transcriptions were coded as Factual and subcategories, Inferential and subcategories, Experiential and subcategories, Judgmental and subcategories, and Miscellaneous, and as Appropriate or Inappropriate. The responses were also analyzed to determine the comprehensiveness of the discussion, the length of responses, the nature of inappropriate comments, the breadth of participation, and change of mind of a discussant. No clear patterns of change in the student responses were found as a result of the treatments. The Reflective Reading Group appeared to have become dependent on the questioning strategy. The Question Group had a less comprehensive discussion in Free Discussion II, indicating that the lists of questions might have influenced the students to focus on fewer aspects of the story. The Free Discussion Group offered responses that were categorically more like the responses of the adults in their final free discussion, suggesting that a series of free discussions may help students offer responses that are more like the responses of adults in free discussions.
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Robinson, Ariel. "Small Group Read Aloud with Nonfiction and Fiction Literature in Preschool." Thesis, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13877164.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher’s roles and children’s responses during small group read aloud with fiction and nonfiction literature in one preschool classroom. This instrumental case study draws from three theoretical orientations: sociocultural theory, reader response theory, and the emergent literacy perspective. Two preschool teachers and 19 children were video and audio recorded as they participated in small group read aloud events that occurred during choice time in their classroom twice per day. Transcripts of interviews and small group read aloud sessions were analyzed. Analysis included open coding, axial coding, and constant-comparative techniques to reach data saturation.

Research findings suggest that teachers employed similar and different scaffolding and modeling strategies when reading fictional and nonfiction literature, differentiated instruction for younger and older children, as well as responded aesthetically to fictional stories and efferently to nonfiction texts. Children utilized a range of meaning making strategies and responded both aesthetically and efferently to both types of text. Older children served as peer models for their younger classmates.

This study has several implications. Future research should investigate read aloud with fiction and nonfiction literature with different populations of teachers and children, repeated readings of nonfiction literature, and large versus small group read aloud in preschool. Implications for preschool teachers include careful selection of fiction and nonfiction literature, employing additional reading strategies for nonfiction, differentiating instruction for younger and older preschoolers, and reading across the efferent-aesthetic continuum with both types of text. Preschool administrators should make reading instruction with fiction and nonfiction texts a priority. Early childhood teacher education faculty can support preservice teachers’ capacities to read fiction and nonfiction literature with children.

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Warner, Marcus. "A manual for teaching a literary approach to the scriptures for small group leaders." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Martinez-Roldan, Carmen Maria. "The power of children's dialogue: The discourse of Latino students in small group literature discussions." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289185.

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This study examines the discourse of second grade bilingual students participating in small group literature discussions over one academic year. The main research question is "What is the nature of the talk in which second-grade bilingual Spanish/English students engage as they discuss children's literature in small groups?" The study is based on a qualitative research design, using methods and techniques from ethnography and case study research, and was conducted in a collaboration with a teacher researcher. It describes the conversations of 21 Latino students, Mexican American children from working-class families, during 19 literature discussions. Each literature discussion consisted of four small groups of students for a total of 75 literature circles. Ten students were English dominant, and 11 were Spanish dominant. The students were sometimes grouped by language dominance, but most of the time they were heterogeneous groups where both English and Spanish dominant students talked with each other about the same self-selected book. Nine students and 11 literature circles were chosen as case studies to examine in depth the range of the students' responses to literature. Data gathering methods included field notes from participant observation, audiotapes, transcripts, videotapes of 75 literature circles, and samples of the students' written responses to literature. Through a detailed description and analysis of the children's responses to literature, this study documents how young bilingual children can have sophisticated literary responses and meaningful discussions of texts given opportunity and an appropriate context. Small group literature discussions, informed by Rosenblatt's reader-response theory, are proposed to be a crucial component of an intellectually challenging curriculum, especially in facilitating various forms of talk about text. This study shows that the small groups created a collective zone of proximal development for students' meaningful discussions. The findings of this research illustrate that there is no need for delaying children's development of critical thinking until they first learn to decode, emphasizing skills at the expense of content and thoughtfulness. A collaborative approach to research where the classroom teacher participates in the study is also proposed as an effective research model aimed toward educational change.

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Vogel, Park de Delgado Joy Irene. "Modern literature course : combining on-line elements, cooperative and experiential learning to help in the effectivity of a classroom based course /." Click here to view full-text, 2006. http://sitcollection.cdmhost.com/u?/p4010coll3,305.

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Cox, Clover L. "Small group counseling for children in changing families, the effects of family change on children, and the benefits of group counseling within the elementary school a review of the literature /." Online version, 1999. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1999/1999cox.pdf.

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Martin, Gary. "Connecting the church through small groups Worthington Christian Church's small groups focus for 2005 /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p031-0168.

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Moreno, Lars. "Informal Leadership in Small Groups." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-16681.

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This study identified factors and variables of informal leadership in small groups with different gender composition (Men, women and mixed groups) and goal orientation (competition and cooperation). Behavioral dominance patterns (Information Sheet, pencil, decision sheet) and number of verbal interventions were compared to the main informal leadership factors identified in the groups. There were 24 participants (12 men and 12 women). Among the main variables and factors identified, there were some that had a higher possibility to appear than other. There was no significant difference of the factors and variables between women and men. Communication variables were more likely to be present in groups with the goal of cooperation as for the goal of competition. Guidance variables were more likely to be present in women groups than in men groups and mixed groups. There was a significant correlation between the factor’s Communication, Character and Guidance with the number of interventions and behavioral dominance patterns.

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Martin, Nancy J. "Small Groups in Big Churches." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193967.

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This dissertation advances our understanding of the structure of social relations between small groups and the larger organizations within which such groups are situated. Specifically, I examine structures of leadership and authority to gain an in-depth understanding of group organization in one nondenominational and one Southern Baptist megachurch. Methods include in-depth interviews with church clergy, staff, and group leaders; participant observation in groups and other church activities; and a written survey for group leaders. Using this combination of methods, I investigate how small groups are structured in terms of their connections to the megachurches within which they reside. I examine the extent to which the church staff provides oversight and exerts control over groups, and I connect variation on this dimension to how groups relate to their members and to the outside world.My findings include, first, that market metaphors permeate the organization of groups in these two megachurch organizations. The diffusion of ideas and practices from other institutional realms is notable in these two sites, and this may be true for megachurches more generally. Second, I argue that understanding strictness in religious groups is at least as much about the structure of relations between church leadership and membership as it is about beliefs. Third, small groups in megachurches look very much like small groups in American religion more generally, and church oversight may not make much difference in solving problems in small groups identified in previous research. Finally, I find that the level of oversight and control exerted by church leadership on the organization of groups may have a critical influence on the function of groups. Loose and tight connections appear to encourage a more outward and inward focus, respectively.Sociologists studying religious strictness or small groups in any setting should pay particular attention to the structure of relations connecting groups to the larger organizations within which they reside. Religious leaders interested in organizing groups of members should understand that the structure they create to connect with group leaders is at least as important as beliefs they teach leaders, in terms of influencing the focus of the groups.

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McCartney, Richard. "Community building through small groups." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Finlay, Richard G. "Trust-maintenance in small groups." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Mohammed, Salih Haval M. "Finite groups of small genus." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5574/.

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For a finite group $G$, the Hurwitz space $H$$^i$$_r$$_,$$^n$$_g$ ($G$) is the space of genus $g$ covers of the Riemann sphere with $r$ branch points and the monodromy group $G$. Let ε$_r$($G$) = {($x$$_1$,...,$x$$_r$) : $G$ = $\langle$$x$$_1$,...,$x$$_r$$\rangle$, Π$^r$$_i$$_=$$_1$ $x$$_i$ = 1, $x$$_i$ ϵ $G$#, $i$ = 1,...,$r$}. The connected components of $H$$^i$$_r$$_,$$^n$$_g$($G$) are in bijection with braid orbits on ε$_r$($G$). In this thesis we enumerate the connected components of $H$$^i$$_r$$_,$$^n$$_g$($G$) in the cases where $g$ $\leq$ 2 and $G$ is a primitive affine group. Our approach uses a combination of theoretical and computational tools. To handle the most computationally challenging cases we develop a new algorithm which we call the Projection-Fiber algorithm.

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Sterling, Dearld Blake. "Creating Christian community through small groups." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Sheats, Morris. "Targeting the uncoverted through small groups." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Baird, Thomas Stephen. "The church of small groups restoring biblical community through cell groups /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com.

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Brubaker, Dale M. "Predicting strength of consensus in small groups." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08222009-040244/.

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Newton, Tony Christopher. "Low temperature rotation in small molecular groups." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.280102.

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Bachert, Alan H. "Small groups growing in the Lutheran Church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Tonkowich, James William. "Worship a study guide for small groups /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Garr, Madeline. "The Interlanguage of Advanced Speakers: Implications & Suggestions." TopSCHOLAR®, 1991. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2392.

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This thesis details a study of the interlanguage of advanced speakers of English as a Second Language. The purpose of the study was to see what errors these students made when speaking the language in a communicative environment. In approaching the issue of interlanguage, the writer surveys the research in language acquisition as well as in interlanguage, error analysis and language learning theories. Based on this research and the results of this study, the writer explores the implications of both the research and the study and offers suggestions to teachers of advanced conversation classes.

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Allen, John F. "The use of small groups in sermon preparation." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p100-0077.

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Mitchell, Mark S. "The use of small groups in early Pietism." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1988. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p090-0112.

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Marchione, Elio. "Modelling corruption in small groups : a computational approach." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.581800.

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Corruption is a structural and a moral problem of modern societies. It undermines social development, democracy and people's wealth. The cost of corruption is about $1 trillion per year, and it is often paid by the poorest groups in society. To study corruption is, therefore, not only a scientific challenge but also a necessity in the search for social justice and in the context of improving quality of life. ( In fighting corruption, policy makers often have to decide whether to shape an in- tervention based on the individual or on the individual's perception of their environ- ment. Moreover, campaigns against corruption need to be tailored to the social context in which they will be implemented. Policies to be designed to counteract corruption can, therefore, benefit of a tool to differ social settings wit3respect to corruption. The current literature on corruption lacks a theoretical framework as well as tools for shedding light on the subject matter outlined above. The following research attempts to fill this. Qualitative and quantitative research evidence is used to identify social regularities brought about by corruption and, based on those observations, a set of social mechanisms are put forward. These are then used to design a model and a tool to gather first hand data. Finally, a new set of analytic techniques to grasp the degree to which groups affect individuals' decisions complete the methodology. Moreover, to show the strong empirical link between the model and the data gathering method, a data collection exercise with 16 participants is illustrated. This study proposes a new methodology for understanding how corruption emerges in small groups. More specifically, the extent to which group features affect individu- als' decisions as to whether or not to uphold corrupt practices is addressed in the context of limited public resources. The main result of this study is the development of the methodology itself, producing a set of values which are then interpreted to provide a measure of corruption. Such a measure quantifies the extent to which individuals' decisions are affected by their group. This contribution is particularly relevant for policy making, especially when it comes to deciding whether to design initiatives tailored to the individual or to the individuals perception of society. Key words: Agent-Based Modelling, Computational Sociology, Corruption, Role-Playing Game, Cultural Dimensions, Emergence, Validation, Calibration

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Roe, Gary N. "Loss and grief a guide for small groups /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Stein, Donald M. "Pastoral care groups." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Davis, Jack L. "Training Christian leaders for the works of ministry in small cell groups." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Reid, Fergus. "Varieties for modules of small dimension." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2013. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=203509.

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This thesis focuses on the subject of varieties for modules for elementary abelian p-groups. Given a homogeneous polynomial over an algebraically closed field of char- acteristic 2 we will give constructions for modules of small dimension having that polynomial as variety. This is similar to an earlier construction given by Jon Carlson but our modules will in general be of considerably smaller dimension. We also investigate the connection between the variety of a module and its Loewy length. We show that working over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 2 with modules of Loewy length 2 allows us to find modules with any hypersurface as their variety. On the other hand we also demonstrate that in odd characteristic p, with modules of Loewy length p, the only possible varieties are finite unions of linear hypersurfaces.

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Corte, Ugo. "Subcultures and Small Groups : A Social Movement Theory Approach." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-172988.

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This dissertation uses social movement theory to analyze the emergence, activities and development of subcultures and small groups. The manuscript is comprised of an Introduction followed by three journal articles and one book chapter. The introduction discusses: 1) the concept of theoretical extension whereby a theory developed for one purpose is adapted to another; 2) it identifies the social movement theories used to analyze subcultures and small groups; 3) it describes the data used in the analyses included here. The data for this work derives from two distinct research projects conducted by the author between 2002 and 2012 and relies on multiple sources of qualitative data. Data collection techniques used include fieldwork, archival research, and secondary data. Paper I uses resource mobilization (RM) theory to analyze the origin, development, and function of White Power music in relation to the broader White Power Movement (WPM). The research identifies three roles played by White Power music: (1) recruit new adherents, (2) frame issues and ideology for the construction of collective identity, (3) obtain financial resources. Paper II gives an overview of the subculture of Freestyle BMX, discussing its origins and developments—both internationally as a wider subcultural phenomenon, and locally, through a three-year ethnographic case study of a subcultural BMX scene known as “Pro Town USA.” Paper III conceptualizes BMX as a social movement using RM theory to identify and explain three different forms of commercialization within this lifestyle sport in “Pro Town.” The work sheds light on the complex process of commercialization within lifestyle sports by identifying three distinct forms of commercialization: paraphernalia, movement, and mass market, and analyses different impacts that each had on the on the development of the local scene. Findings reveal that lifestyle-sport insiders actively collaborate in each form of commercialization, especially movement commercialization which has the potential to build alternative lifestyle-sport institutions and resist adverse commercial influences. Paper IV refines the small group theory of collaborative circles by: (1) further clarifying its concepts and relationships, (2) integrating the concepts of flow and idioculture, and (3) introducing a more nuanced concept of resources from RM. The paper concludes by demonstrating that circle development was aided by specific locational, human, moral, and material resources as well as by complementary social-psychological characteristics of its members.

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Hope, David. "Behaviour of small groups of granular columns in clay." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1988. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8692/.

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The results of a laboratory investigation into the behaviour of small groups of up to five granular columns, in soft clay, loaded by various foundation configurations under rapid undrained conditions is presented. Columns with a constant layer length to diameter ratio in both floating and end-bearing conditions are considered. Electronic instrumentation was developed to record boundary stresses and displacements and radiographic techniques were employed to measure internal displacements and strains in the columns and clay. Extensive use of interactive mainframe and mini computers was made in collecting, storing and processing the laboratory data. The improvement in bearing capacity and reduction in settlement was found to be strongly dependent on the relative column and clay areas in contact with a foundation. The column end-bearing condition was also a contributory factor. The mechanism of column and clay deformation was observed as being dependent on the boundary conditions. Column yield occurred as a general shear failure or a local shear failure depending on the relative sizes of the clay and column areas. Laboratory results showed that direct analogy with conventional piles or pile groups cannot be made. An empirical relationship for estimating the improvement in bearing capacity and settlement is proposed.

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Spencer, Andrew. "Short-term task allocation in small social insect groups." Thesis, University of Bath, 2000. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341102.

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Prince, Les. "Leadership and the negotiation of order in small groups." Thesis, Aston University, 1988. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10846/.

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This thesis is focussed on the role differentiationhypothesis as it relates to small groups (Bales, 1958). The hypothesis is systematically examined, both conceptually and empirically, in the light of the Equilibrium Hypothesis (Bales, 1953) and the Negotiated Order Theory of leadership (e.g. Hosking, 1988). Chapter 1 sketches in a context for the research,which was stimulated by attempts during the 60s and 70s to organise small groups without leaders (the leaderless group, based on isocratic principles). Chapter 2 gives a conceptual and developmental overview of Bales' work, concentrating on the Equilibrium Hypothesis. It is argued that Bales' conceptual approach, if developed, can potentially integrate the disparate small groups and leadership literatures. Chapters 3 and 4 examine the concepts `group', `leader' and `leadership' in terms of the Negotiated Order perspective. In chapter 3 it is argued that two aspects of the concept group need to be taken separately into account; physical attributes and social psychological aspects (the metaphysical glue). It is further argued that a collection of people becomes a group only when they begin to establish a shared sense of social order. In chapter 4 it is argued that leadership is best viewed as a process of negotiation between those who influence and those who are influenced, in the context of shared values about means and ends. It is further argued that leadership is the process by which a shared sense of social order is established and maintained, thus linking the concepts `leadership' and `group' in a single formulation. The correspondences with Bales' approach are discussed at the end of the chapter. Chapters 5 to 8 present a detailed critical description and evaluation of the empirical work which claims to show role differentiation or test the hypothesis, both Bales original work and subsequent studies. It is argued here, that the measurement and analytical procedures adopted by Bales and others, in particular the use of simple means as summaries of group structures, are fundamentally flawed, and that role differentiation in relation to particular identifiable groups has not been demonstrated clearly anywhere in the literature. Chapters 9 to 13 present the empirical work conducted for the thesis. 18 small groups are examined systematically for evidence of role differentiation using an approach based on early sociometry (Moreno, 1934). The results suggest that role differentiation, as described by Bales, does not occur as often as is implied in the literature, and not equivocally in any case. In particular structures derived from Liking are typically distributed or weak. This suggests that one of Bales' principal findings, that Liking varies independently of his other main dimensions, is the product of statistical artifact. Chapter 14 presents a general summary of results and presents some considerations about future research.

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Leeming, Ian Paul. "EMERGENT LEADERS AND SMALL GROUPS IN THE EFL CLASSROOM." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2014. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/268203.

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Small groups are integral for many activities in the foreign language classroom and their pedagogical importance is well established. Despite the widespread use of groups in foreign language education, there is a dearth of research investigating group processes and the impact of emergent leaders within these groups. This mixed-methods, longitudinal study was designed to first establish the presence of emergent leaders within an SLA context, and then to investigate the factors influencing who will emerge as the leader, and the impact they have on the views and performance of the group. First-year students majoring in science at a private university in western Japan were placed into three English Communication classes depending on their major within the school, and further randomly assigned to small groups of three to four people within each class. Students worked together in these groups for the first semester spanning 14 weeks and were required to take part in group presentations and group discussions. Measures of aural and general English ability, English communication self-efficacy, and the Big Five dimensions of personality were used to predict who would emerge as leaders within each group, and group and individual change was tracked using measures of self- and collective-efficacy. Participant and video observation, and interview data were used to provide rich description of the intra-group processes. In the second semester the students were allowed to self-select their groups, which were then fixed for the 14-week course. The first finding of the study was that leaders emerged in the small groups in this context, and proficiency in English was found to be the only consistent predictor of group leader emergence, with extroversion predicting initial perceptions of leadership only. The second finding of the study was that individuals' perceived leadership was relatively stable when in the same group, but that when the group makeup was changed there were large differences in the perceived leadership scores, suggesting that leadership behavior depends on the group in which students are in, and that group makeup influences individual student behavior. The third finding was that different types of leader were found to exist, with visible leaders who were easily identified by the teacher, and invisible leaders who were recognized by group members to be leader, but not clear to the teacher. The fourth finding was that collective-efficacy was existed as a group-level construct in this context, and growth models showed that self-efficacy increased for students in both the first and second semesters, and that the group experiences in the first semester seemed to influence rates of change in self-efficacy in the second semester, suggesting that the products of previous group experiences carry into subsequent group work and affect attitudes and behavior. The fifth finding was that students select group members based on friendship, but that students had mixed preferences with regard the choice between random group formation and self-selection into groups. Students almost universally felt that changing group members at regular intervals of several weeks was beneficial. Overall the study highlighted the importance of group makeup, and particularly leadership in this context, and showed that behavior in the language classroom was heavily influenced by group members.
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Temple, Winston Colie. "How to study the Bible in a small group." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Luka, Pablo [Verfasser], and Susanne [Akademischer Betreuer] Danz. "Small self-centralizing subgroups in defect groups of finite classical groups / Pablo Luka ; Betreuer: Susanne Danz." Kaiserslautern : Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1128149303/34.

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Vail, Tracy Jonathan. "Teaching a survey of Old Testament history to small groups." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p068-0582.

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Jenkins, Lorna R. "Children's ministry in the whole church and in small groups." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Liming, William C. "Trinity as model for inclusivity and diversity in small groups." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p028-0271.

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Bayer, Betty M. (Betty Marie) Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "Small groups, social influence, and issues of peace and security." Ottawa, 1989.

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Dadzaa, Guggisberg Aku. "Mobilization of the church for effective evangelism through small groups." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Griffioen, T. Robert. "Patience and urgency in biblical conversion implications for small groups /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Shelton, Delia S. "Environmental features influence complex behavior in small groups of animals." Thesis, Indiana University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10161866.

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Simple environmental features can shape complex behavior. Identifying key aspects of the environment (e.g., temperature, structure, toxins) that lead to widespread consequences is of central importance in a changing world. The primary objective of my dissertation is to investigate how relatively simple aspects of the environment can influence small groups of animals in profound and complex ways. In the first three chapters, I report on experiments showing how small changes in the environment can affect the expression of behavior at different points in development and can have important physiological consequences for litters of mouse pups. I then report on two sets of experiments showing how subtle changes in the environment can dramatically affect spacing patterns and social dynamics of small groups of adult zebrafish. Together, my results emphasize the ways that subtle changes in the environment can have profound impacts on individuals and small groups. In both lines of work, I have found that a more accurate characterization of the phenomena, infant rodent development and zebrafish social behavior, requires the use of individual and group measures and that temperature, density, and pollutants can have a powerful effect on group responses. These results are important because they show that the physical environment can have profound effects on the phenotype, and that with a changing physical environment or anthropogenic change, dramatic differences may be observed in the behavior of groups.

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Bigdely, Hadi. "Subgroup theorems in relatively hyperbolic groups and small- cancellation theory." Thesis, McGill University, 2013. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=119606.

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In the first part, we study amalgams of relatively hyperbolic groups and also therelatively quasiconvex subgroups of such amalgams. We prove relative hyperbolicityfor a group that splits as a finite graph of relatively hyperbolic groups with parabolicedge groups; this generalizes a result proved independently by Dahmani, Osin andAlibegovic. More generally, we prove a combination theorem for a group that splitsas a finite graph of relatively hyperbolic groups with total, almost malnormal andrelative quasiconvex edge groups. Moreover, we provide a criterion for detectingquasiconvexity of subgroups in relatively hyperbolic groups that split as above. As anapplication, we show local relative quasiconvexity of any f.g. group that is hyperbolicrelative to Noetherian subgroups and has a small-hierarchy. Studying free subgroupsof relatively hyperbolic groups, we reprove the existence of a malnormal, relativelyquasiconvex, rank 2 free subgroup F in a non-elementary relatively hyperbolic groupG. Using this result and with the aid of a variation on a result of Arzhantseva, weshow that if G is also torsion-free then "generically" any subgroup of F is aparabolic,malnormal in G and quasiconvex relative to P and therefore hyperbolically embedded.As an application, generalizing a result of I. Kapovich, we prove that for any f.g.,non-elementary, torsion-free group G that is hyperbolic relative to P, there exists agroup G∗ containing G such that G∗ is hyperbolic relative to P and G is not relativelyquasiconvex in G∗ .In the second part, we investigate the existence of F2 × F2 in the non-metric small-cancellation groups. We show that a C(6)-T(3) small-cancellation group cannotcontain a subgroup isomorphic to F2 × F2 . The analogous result is also proven in theC(3)-T(6) case.
Dans la premiere partie, nous etudions les amalgames de groupes relativement hyperboliques et egalement les sous-groupes relativement quasiconvexes de ces amalgames. Nous prouvons l'hyperbolicie relative pour un groupe qui se separe comme un graphe fini de groupes relativement hyperboliques avec des groupes d'aretes paraboliques, ce qui generalise un resultat prouve independamment par Dahmani,Osin et Alibegovic. Nous l'etendons au cas ou les groupes d'aretes sont totalaux, malnormal et relativement quasiconvexes. En outre, nous fournissons un critere de detection de quasiconvexite relative des sous-groupes dans les groupes hyperboliques qui divisent. Comme application, nous montrons la quasiconvexite locale relative d'un groupe qui est relativement hyperbolique a certains sous-groupes noetheriens et qui a une petite hierarchie. Nous etudions egalement les sous-groupes libres de groupes relativement hyperboliques, et reprouvons l'existence d'un sous-groupe libre, malnormal, relativement quasiconvexe F2 dans un groupe non- elementaire relativement hyperbolique G. En combinant ce resultat avec une variation sur un theoremede Arzhantseva, nous montrons que si G est aussi sans-torsion, "generiquement" tout sous-groupe de F2 est aparabolique, malnormal dans G et quasiconvexe par rapport a P. Comme application, nous montrons que pour tout groupe G non-elementaire, sans-torsion, qui est hyperbolique par rapport a P, il existe un groupe G∗ contenant G tel que G∗ est hyperbolique par rapport a P et G n'est pas quasiconvexe dans G∗. Dans la deuxieme partie, nous etudions l'existence de sous-groupe F2 × F2 dans desgroupes a petite simplification. Nous montrons que les groupes C(6) ne peuvent pas contenir un sous-groupe isomorphe a F2 × F2 . Le resultat analogue est egalement prouve dans le dossier C(3)-T(6) affaire.

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Heh, Victor K. "Equating Accuracy Using Small Samples in the Random Groups Design." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1178299995.

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Peterson, Timothy V. "Raising the level of knowledge about small group ministry through "The Shepherd and His Flock" curriculum /." Free full text is available to ORU patrons only; click to view:, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1268599411&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=456&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Aden, Benjamin. "A model for a small group ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Cooper, Phadiela. "Problem-solving in geometry in collaborative small group settings: how learners appropriate mathematical tools while working in small groups." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4248.

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Problem-solving in Mathematics is an important skill. The poor performance of South African learners in international tests such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and in schools in general indicates that emphasis should be placed on problem-solving in the teaching and learning of Mathematics. The new national senior certificate curriculum in South Africa encourages group work amongst learners. The thesis proposes that learning is enhanced in a small-group setting, since learners actively engage with the problems. Furthermore, Euclidean Geometry is perceived by learners to be a „difficult‟ section of Mathematics. However, Geometry is important since the skills acquired while doing Geometry can be applied to various fields of study. This research focused on Geometry problem-solving in collaborative small-group settings. An inductive approach was taken that focused on what learners were doing while they were doing problem-solving in geometry in collaborative groups. Problem-solving is viewed as a situated and contextually-determined activity. The research focused on how learners appropriated tools (physical as well as intellectual) and how they interacted with one other and the subject matter. The socio-cultural perspective was the theoretical framework underpinning the study. In this perspective, learning is seen as a social process in which learners actively participate and contribute with ideas and arguments. In addition, learning is seen as a situated activity. The research was carried out in the form of a case study that focused on three groups of three learners each, from a secondary school in Khayelitsha, a township approximately 30 km outside Cape Town, South Africa. The small groups were monitored and observed in a school setting and special attention was given to their interaction within their group, given their social and cultural context. The ethnographic approach to data gathering, which allows for the routine, everyday, taken-for-granted aspects of school and classroom life, was used. Data were collected by means of audio and video recordings, interviews with learners and teacher observations. The data analysis included analysis of field notes, audio and video transcripts and learners‟ written work. The data were analysed in terms of Pickering‟s theory that all scientific practice is a “dialectic of resistance and accommodation” and that this constitutes a “mangle of practice” (Pickering, 1995).

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Guthrie, Brock. "Small Bar." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1127251559.

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Anderson, Richard F. "Developing community through a ministry of small groups in a small New England Evangelical Free church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Kinney, Dell E. "A workbook for small group ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1985. http://www.tren.com.

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Leibold, Robert Charles. "Spiritual direction and small group ministries." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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