Student-initiated group management strategies for more effective and enjoyable group work experiences

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Cumming
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Group Management

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL VIEWS - MANAGEMENT OF CLASS, COMPETENT APPROACH

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-410
Author(s):  
Nicola Vakirlov ◽  
Maria Becheva ◽  
Nina Belcheva
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Effective Teachers ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Group Management ◽  
Classroom Management Strategies ◽  
The Us

The term "classroom management." Appears in Jossos Kounin's book, "Discipline and Group Management in Classroom." Jaasbs Kunin is an educational theoretician who focuses on the ability of the teacher to influence student behavior and instruction / management instructions. So he tries to integrate learning with classroom management. Prior to this, the US focused on the role of the teacher as a translator of knowledge and skills. Different studies have developed classroom management theories, which are based on the teacher's ability to organize and plan their activity and students, using the activity and high levels of student participation in learning. Classroom management is a collection of skills and techniques that teachers use to keep students organized, systematically methodical and tidy, focused, attentive, and academically productive during class. When classroom management strategies are implemented effectively, teachers can minimize disruptive behavior that impedes learning and other activities while increasing their effectiveness. Generally speaking, effective teachers tend to show strong skills in classroom management, while the hallmark of inexperienced or less effective teachers is the chaotic classroom.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF TEAM WORK ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sobia Shujaat ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Work Skills ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose: The current study was based on analyzing effect of team work on employee satisfaction, as team work is considered to be a crucial factor for achieving organizational goals. Methodology/Sampling: A survey was conducted among 384 employees from different organization to analyze their team work experience. Regression analysis was applied to access the significance of linear relationship on data under study. Findings: It was found that team work has a significant impact on employee satisfaction. Future research should investigate the ways in which teamwork interest can be moderated by characteristics of the task and the group, preferably those characteristics that instructors have some control over to facilitate group work experiences. Practical Implications: Employers value team work skills from incoming employees with higher education. Hence it is critical that instructors in higher education institutions understand the importance of teamwork and the factors that contribute to positive teamwork environment. The study will be helpful for HR departments to understand the importance of team work and for devising better work groups.

scholarly journals Group work experiences of women students in a Scottish chemical engineering programme

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolan Nisbet ◽  
Mark D. Haw ◽  
Stuart Boon ◽  
Ross W. Harrington ◽  
Ashleigh J. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Women Students ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Engineering Programme

scholarly journals Strategies to Improve Student Reaction to Group Work

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-32
Author(s):  
L. Kriflik ◽  
◽  
Judy Mullan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Student Reaction ◽  
Support Resources ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Learning Issues

After receiving negative feedback from students and tutors about their group work experiences in a health subject, strategies to resolve these collaborative learning issues were considered. The objectives were to facilitate student ability to resolve group work issues, highlight group work as an important graduate attribute and to improve perceptions of the benefits of group work. A literature review assisted in identifying several strategies that had been used elsewhere to resolve issues similar to those raised by the students in this study. Consequently a number of support resources were designed for the revised delivery of the subject to the next cohort of students. These included a structured introduction to elements of group work and several strategies to improve the group work experience. At the conclusion of the subject students indicated that the group work experience was of value. The overall response suggested that active tuition in the elements of group work contributes positively to student understanding of both the process and group dynamics.

Ethnographic studies in international human resource management: Types and usefulness

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-251
Author(s):  
Jasmin Mahadevan
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
International Human Resource Management ◽  
International Human ◽  
Cross Cultural Management

This article provides a first conceptual discussion of the usefulness of ethnography for International Human Resource Management. In line with its original anthropological meaning, ethnography is understood as a multi-paradigmatic mindset involving five interrelated strands, all of which have the potential to contribute to International Human Resource Management studies. Structural-functionalist ethnography enables deep comparison and can thus contribute, for instance, to meeting the structural and institutional integration challenges of International Human Resource Management. Interpretive ethnography sheds light onto the hidden realities of International Human Resource Management and can thus help, for example, to acknowledge the diversity of employee and stakeholder experiences. Critical, postmodern, and postcolonial ethnography reveal the power-inequalities associated with diverse frameworks, practices, and work experiences in a global context. They can thus help overcome the inherent power-inequalities of International Human Resource Management and might utilize previously marginalized knowledge for the development of alternative International Human Resource Management strategies and practices. Yet, leveraging the full potential of ethnography for International Human Resource Management studies requires International Human Resource Management scholars not to borrow pre-selected ethnographic approaches, such as interpretive ethnography, from related disciplines, such as International Business and Cross-Cultural Management, because these might not fit the specific needs of International Human Resource Management. For facilitating this goal, this article provides a first multi-paradigmatic discussion of the development and principles of ethnography in anthropology, and its present and potential contributions to International Human Resource Management studies. It is not a guide of how to do ethnography, but a roadmap enabling future International Human Resource Management researchers to choose their ethnographic research strategy consciously, reflexively, and as their research interest demands for.

Individual differences in negative group work experiences in collaborative student learning

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Pauli ◽  
Changiz Mohiyeddini ◽  
Diane Bray ◽  
Fran Michie ◽  
Becky Street
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Negative Group
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