“A Cord of Three Strands is Not Easily Broken”: An Empirical Investigation of Attachment-Based Small Group Functioning in the Christian Church

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua J. Knabb ◽  
Joseph Pelletier
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Group Functioning

scholarly journals Group-Induced Extremization: Review of Evidence and a Minority-Change Explanation

1973 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut Lamm ◽  
Gisela Trommsdorff ◽  
Edith Rost-Schaude
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Study Finding ◽  
Group Functioning ◽  
Special Distribution ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Two Sides

A review of evidence from a number of experiments suggests that as a result of discussion the average of the group members' positions (attitudes, judgments) becomes more extreme. These shifts seem to occur primarily when group members' initial positions are distributed across the two sides of the scale in such a way as to create a majority-minority constellation. Accordingly, it is proposed that underlying the extremity-shifts reported in the literature is the movement of a minority toward the majority's side. That such minority-change is nor the only source of extremization is suggested by one study finding that group discussion enhances the extremity of individual positions. An analysis of the special distribution of positions existing on the items selected in that experiment permits the following conclusion. Discussion-induced extremization is (also) caused by the impact of arguments in the discussion favoring the side which most or all members preferred to begin with. Other explanations cannot be discarded at the present time. At the least they point to important aspects of small-group functioning which it would seem fruitful to investigate.

scholarly journals Rehabilitated Returners: Why Some Older Women Re-affiliate to the Christian Church

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
JANET ECCLES
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
Christian Church

Much has been written about the persistent and rapid decline of churchgoing among all sections of the British population, women as well as men, although women still constitute the majority in most congregations (Brierley 2003; 2006; Brown 2001; 2006; 2010; Bruce 2002; Crockett & Voas 2006; Heelas & Woodhead 2005; McLeod 2007). Rather less attention has been paid in Britain to returning to churchgoing. The article considers the cases of a small group of women, aged 40 and upwards, part of a larger study, most of whom have returned to church after a considerable absence, and the reasons they give for their return. Five newer approaches to the study of religiosity are then briefly introduced, the better to explain and analyse the forms taken by this particular renewed commitment within the Christian church in Britain today.

scholarly journals PERAN PEMIMPIN DALAM GEREJA PEMURIDAN: Studi Kasus di Gereja Kristen Kalam Kudus Pekanbaru

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-60
Author(s):  
Dwi Bakti Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Practical Theological

Abstract: Leaders are a significant factor in realizing a productive church. It is demonstrated through the discipleship in small groups aimed at giving birth to new leaders. But the problem is, not all leaders give birth to a new leader. Therefore, this paper examines the role of the leader to see his role in Holy Word Christian Church Pekanbaru. Richard Robert Osmer's four practical theological tasks is used to refine analysis because it offers methodological novelty, practicality and is comprehensive in understanding or changing contexts. Therefore, a case study approach is used to produce research depth. The data collection process accomplishes through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that the role of leaders in Holy Word Christian Church Pekanbaru is significant in realizing a productive church and giving birth to new leaders. So the discipleship system must lead to the goal of birth to new leaders through small groups that have already been forming. Keywords: role, leader, discipleship, case study, reproductive, small group.   Abstrak: Pemimpin merupakan faktor penting dalam mewujudkan jemaat yang reproduktif. Hal tersebut ditunjukkan melalui pemuridan dalam kelompok kecil dengan tujuan melahirkan para pemimpin baru. Tetapi persoalannya, tidak semua pemimpin melahirkan pemimpin baru. Oleh karena itu, artikel ini mengkaji tentang peran pemimpin untuk melihat perannya dalam gereja pemuridan di Gereja Kristen Kalam Kudus (selanjutnya disebut GKKK) Pekanbaru. Empat tugas teologi praktika Richard Robert Osmer digunakan untuk mempertajam analisis karena menawarkan kebaruan metodologi, kepraktisan dan komprehensif dalam memahami atau menggali konteks. Oleh karena itu, pendekatan studi kasus digunakan untuk menghasilkan kedalaman. Proses pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa peran pemimpin di GKKK Pekanbaru signifikan dalam mewujudkan gereja yang reproduktif dan melahirkan pemimpin baru. Jadi, sistem pemuridan harus mengarah pada tujuan untuk melahirkan para pemimpin baru melalui kelompok-kelompok kecil yang sudah terbentuk. Kata-kata kunci: peran, pemimpin, pemuridan, studi kasus, reproduktif, kelompok kecil.   

Heirs of Richard Baxter? The Society of Free Catholics, 1914–1928

2007 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELAINE KAYE
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Devotional Practice ◽  
Prayer Books ◽  
Roman Catholics ◽  
Public Worship

The Society of Free Catholics was founded in 1914 by a small group of Unitarian ministers, who, inspired by Richard Baxter, James Martineau, F. D. Maurice and the Catholic Modernists, sought to combine historic Catholic sacramental and devotional practice with theological freedom, and to unite all Christians in a Free Christian Church. The members included Anglicans, Nonconformists and a few Roman Catholics. The two main leaders of the society were J. M. Lloyd Thomas of the old Meeting, Birmingham, and W. E. Orchard of the King's Weigh House, London. Their chief legacy was a series of prayer books for public worship.

SMALL GROUP FUNCTIONING UNDER SIX DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP FORMATS

1973 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 37???54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank E. McLaughlin ◽  
Eleanor White
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Group Functioning

scholarly journals Mapping Perceived Socio-Emotive Quality of Small-Group Functioning

2005 ◽  
pp. 125-139
Author(s):  
Herman Buelens ◽  
Jan Van Mierlo ◽  
Jan Van den Bulck ◽  
Jan Elen ◽  
Eddy Van Avermaet
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Longitudinal Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Emotional Quality ◽  
Group Functioning ◽  
Project Groups ◽  
Group Members

This chapter demonstrates the influence of the socio-emotional quality of small-group functioning in a collaborative learning setting. It reports a case study from a sophomore class at a Belgian university. The subjects were 142 undergraduates subdivided into 12 project groups of about 12 students each. Following a description of the collaborative learning setting, a longitudinal survey study focusing upon the evolution of the learners’ perception of their own group’s socio-emotional functioning is presented. The aims of the study were to map group members’ perception of the socio-emotive quality of their own group functioning and to examine if and how problems in groups of learners can be detected as soon as possible. Having demonstrated that dysfunctionalities within groups can be detected rather early, the authors hope that corrective interventions can be implemented when they can still have an effect.

scholarly journals The integration of Information and Communication Technologies in teaching practices

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (5Bis) ◽  
Author(s):  
Souad Abdelwahed
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Exemplary Teachers ◽  
School Context ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Effective Use

This article is an attempt to draw up an inventory of the process of the integration of TIC in teaching practices in the Tunisian school context following an exploratory research brought to the effective use of TIC by the teachers. This relates to the question of what teachers actually do with ICTs, rather than the question of what ICTs do to teachers. Thus, the researcher's view will not focus on ICT, but on their uses and contexts of use, this being through the use of version 3.0 of the research methodology (Karsenti, 2006). It is the application of a mixed methodology. What marks this study is the evolution and the structuring of the question treated, in a constructivist process, throughout the research. This work was carried out in three phases. First, it is a question of studying the feeling of self-efficacy towards ICT of teachers belonging to establishments equipped with ICT. Next, the empirical investigation touched on a well-targeted group of teachers recommended as “exemplary” teachers in terms of integrating ICT for educational purposes. It emerges from this phase that only one small group of teachers has really succeeded in developing effective uses of ICT in the classroom. This observation leads the research towards a more detailed investigation of the question of the use of ICT by the adoption of qualitative research. The interest here is to understand why and how a small group of teachers succeeded in effectively integrating ICT in their teaching practices in real classroom situations. It is an attempt to show and appreciate positive examples of innovative and creative teachers, succeeding in integrating ICT and eventually overcoming a number of “obstacles” in this area.

Self-Esteem and the SCII: Empirical Investigation of a Clinical Observation

1979 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-86
Author(s):  
Karen Friedel ◽  
Jo-Ida Hansen ◽  
Thomas J. Hummel ◽  
Warren F. Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Clinical Observation ◽  
Self Esteem

Self-Injurious Behavior vs. Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Crisis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Bloom ◽  
Shareen Holly ◽  
Adam M. P. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Positive Reinforcement ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Animal Research ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Pharmacological Interventions ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Cns Stimulant ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Background: Historically, the field of self-injury has distinguished between the behaviors exhibited among individuals with a developmental disability (self-injurious behaviors; SIB) and those present within a normative population (nonsuicidal self-injury; NSSI),which typically result as a response to perceived stress. More recently, however, conclusions about NSSI have been drawn from lines of animal research aimed at examining the neurobiological mechanisms of SIB. Despite some functional similarity between SIB and NSSI, no empirical investigation has provided precedent for the application of SIB-targeted animal research as justification for pharmacological interventions in populations demonstrating NSSI. Aims: The present study examined this question directly, by simulating an animal model of SIB in rodents injected with pemoline and systematically manipulating stress conditions in order to monitor rates of self-injury. Methods: Sham controls and experimental animals injected with pemoline (200 mg/kg) were assigned to either a low stress (discriminated positive reinforcement) or high stress (discriminated avoidance) group and compared on the dependent measures of self-inflicted injury prevalence and severity. Results: The manipulation of stress conditions did not impact the rate of self-injury demonstrated by the rats. The results do not support a model of stress-induced SIB in rodents. Conclusions: Current findings provide evidence for caution in the development of pharmacotherapies of NSSI in human populations based on CNS stimulant models. Theoretical implications are discussed with respect to antecedent factors such as preinjury arousal level and environmental stress.

Within-Subject Variability in Ingratiation as a Function of Self-Esteem and Time

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-226
Author(s):  
Katharina Schmitte ◽  
Bert Schreurs ◽  
Mien Segers ◽  
I. M. “Jim” Jawahar
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Random Coefficient ◽  
Person Perspective ◽  
Authority Figure ◽  
Subject Variability ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Within Subject Variability

Abstract. Adopting a within-person perspective, we theorize why ingratiation use directed toward an authority figure increases over time and for whom. We posit that as the appraisal event draws closer, the salience of achieving good evaluations increases, leading to an increasing use of ingratiation. We further propose that the increase will be stronger for individuals with low relative to high self-esteem. Participants were 349 students enrolled in a small-group, tutor-led management course. Data were collected in three bi-weekly waves and analyzed using random coefficient modeling. Results show that ingratiation use increased as time to the evaluation decreased, and low self-esteem students ingratiated more as time progressed. We conclude that ingratiation use varies as a function of contextual and inter-individual differences.

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