TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the role of peer relationships in the small group communication course
AU - Myers, Scott A.
AU - Shimotsu, Stephanie
AU - Byrnes, Kerry
AU - Frisby, Brandi N.
AU - Durbin, James
AU - Loy, Brianna N.
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - Based on the typology posited by Kram and Isabella (1985) that identifies three peer relationships present in organizations (i.e., information, collegial, and special), this assessment examined the association between students' perceptions of their in-class group members and six group outcomes (i.e., grouphate, cohesion, relational satisfaction, consensus, affective learning, and cognitive learning). Participants included 248 undergraduate students enrolled in two sections of an introductory small group communication course. Results revealed that students who rated group members to be information peers, rather than collegial peers or special peers, reported higher levels of grouphate and lower levels of cohesion, relational satisfaction, consensus, and cognitive learning.
AB - Based on the typology posited by Kram and Isabella (1985) that identifies three peer relationships present in organizations (i.e., information, collegial, and special), this assessment examined the association between students' perceptions of their in-class group members and six group outcomes (i.e., grouphate, cohesion, relational satisfaction, consensus, affective learning, and cognitive learning). Participants included 248 undergraduate students enrolled in two sections of an introductory small group communication course. Results revealed that students who rated group members to be information peers, rather than collegial peers or special peers, reported higher levels of grouphate and lower levels of cohesion, relational satisfaction, consensus, and cognitive learning.
KW - Grouphate
KW - Peer relationships
KW - Small group communication
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U2 - 10.1080/17404620903468214
DO - 10.1080/17404620903468214
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960532893
SN - 1740-4622
VL - 24
SP - 43
EP - 57
JO - Communication Teacher
JF - Communication Teacher
IS - 1
ER -