...appearance (apparel, equipment, and gear), verbal behavior and interaction (whether they were speaking to each other, time length of interactions. This particular technique of observation is effective for documenting group data and focusing on patterns of group behavior Adler and Adler (1994:384). Passive participation yielded clues about attitudes and rules of participation, the structure and functions of the facilities, including the periphery services they rendered. For example, most of the fitness center provided complementary services such as courses or lessons on proper dieting, resting, how to use new equipment, and appropriate ways to play sports for optimum benefits. After gathering general information, I started making more specific...
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...For my observation, I observed four people around my age at a party. The first person I observed was an 18 year-old Caucasian male, this individual is an athlete and does not usually participate in the normal party events but this time he did; he will be known as Jared. The second person I observed was an 18 to 20-year-old interracial female, this individual is also an athlete and usually does participate in parties; she will be known as Alexis. The third person I observed was another 18 to 20 year-old Caucasian female, this individual appeared to be an introvert and was also her friend groups designated driver; she will be known as Sam. The fourth person I observed was an 18 to 21 year-old Caucasian male, this individual is also an athlete and awkwardly floated from group to group trying to make conversations; he will be known as Josh....
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...Community Group Observation and Critique Alcoholic's Anonymous Open Meeting Joshua Allen Granite State College When wanting to observe a group I wanted the opportunity to see one that would not only show someone leading it, but to also find one that would be difficult to maintain order. Observing a somewhat disorderly group would give me the opportunity to see how the leader of the group handled the situation and what the other members did during the person’s decision making. The group I chose was an alcoholic's anonymous meeting. When I arrived and was granted permission to attend, I found several of the members to be very warming and inviting. I also observed several members that I wanted to observe the most, having a very distant and cold persona. When the meeting began the leader discussed the events that would take place and why everyone was attending. They continued by stating how proud they were for everyone attending and how no one should ever feel alone. The leader then asked people to begin telling everyone how their week went and how they handled situations that they may have felt difficult to control. The speeches went without much tension until the member discuss previously in this paper began his speech. The member first started out saying they were trying, but continuously struggled. At one point, the member began yelling about how the police are out to get him and that nothing is going right. The leader of the meeting allowed the member to vent for approximately...
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...1 Assignment: Observation of a Small Group 2 Community Board Background: I attended the Committee For The Concerns Of The Aging meeting for Community Board 12 (Manhattan). The Aging meeting is held every 2nd Tuesday of the month. The meeting was held at Dyckman Senior Center. Community Board #12 Manhattan is one of the 59 community boards in New York City (12 in Manhattan). Each of the Community Board members represents a unique geographic area of the city of New York and CB12 represents the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood in the Borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by the Harlem River on the east and on the north, the Hudson River on the west, and W 155th Street on the south (Community Board 12, 2011). The Community board is made up of 50 non-salaried volunteered members, who are considered officials of the City of New York. These members are appointed by the borough president, in which half of the members must be appointed from nominees of the districts council members. Each of the Board Members must either live, work, or have special interest in the CB 12 district (Community Board 12, 2011). As an independent City Agency, Community Board #12 Manhattan is committed to improving the delivery of the City services in the district and advocating for the welfare...
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...Ours support group met 9/28 at about 12:30PM-1:00PM. This group was led by Heather. Heather focused the group on self-care. Specifically, she led a session of yoga for the group. She informed us on the benefits of yoga in our lives, and showed us a quick morning routine we could complete. Observations Everyone in the group was respectful during the time that Heather led. Heather had brought us a treat of cut up fruit while she told us about the benefits of yoga. We were all occupied with eating during the time she was giving us handouts on yoga. She also informed us of how important healthy eating is for our overall physical and mental health. Everyone in the group listened attentively. Participation It was beneficial to have a group that discussed another self-care option. Yoga may not...
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...agitated and he started talking about his recent visit with his father. He said that he was disrespectful to his family and that he wanted to mend it. He proceeded to become very upset and tearful. Due to the escalating upset we decided this would be good as a group to talk about this experience. Mark said that his father had come to visit him here at the hospital, and that they had argued. Mark tearfully admitted that he had hit his father during that time. He kept repeating how sorry he was. He said was struggling about what to do next, since his father would not return calls. Chaplain and the LRTA reminded Mark that sometimes it takes a while for people to process events, and that a cool down period is sometimes needed, Mark said he couldn’t just let it be like this and wanted to fix it now because he felt so bad about it, we suggested that perhaps a letter would be a good way to put his thoughts down to his father. Mark said he wanted to do that, and asked for help writing the letter, which staff said they would do. Mark thanked the other patients for letting him take up the group time. We ended the group by discussing how to do ‘grounding’ when situations were out of our control. Mark excused himself from the group 10 minutes early saying that he was too upset to stay and needed a PRN (a medication that can be taken as...
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...1. List the people you surveyed and the groups they discussed in the lesson. What similarities and differences between the groups did know notice from the surveys? Use concepts from the lesson, and specifically discuss the type of group(s), norms, and phases of group/team development. Give specific examples from the surveys. A: I surveyed two friends of mine, Michael and Brent. Michael spoke to me about a gambling addiction support group and Brent spoke to me about a alcoholism support group he attended in support of a friend. The groups were described to me as basically being the same in a sense that when one person is speaking no one should interrupt them. Michael stated that during his group a little pamphlet was handed out stating the rules of the group and one rule fell in line with being the same rule that was in place at Brent’s group, everyone had to be considerate of everyone’s opinions. The norms were the same as well for the most part except for in Brent’s group one person lead the conversation at all times and when someone had something to speak they would essentially raise their hand. However, in...
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...Running Head: OBSERVATION OF ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT 1 Observation of Alzheimer’s Support Group OBSERVATION OF ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT 2 Observation of Alzheimer’s Support Group On February 7, 2011 I attended the Alzheimer’s support group held at St. Roberts Adult Daycare Center in St. Charles, Missouri. Tina Joyner facilitated this group of nine caregivers and three students. There were two groups conducted simultaneously; one for the caregivers, the other for the individual who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The groups were held in different rooms in the same building, and were scheduled for a one hour time period. A guest speaker, Grace, from Washington University appeared to invite caregivers to a pilot study being conducted over a one year period which was titled Caregiver Stress Project. The purpose of the study is to measure the effect of stress on the caregiver. I had arrived early and had a chance to speak with “C”, whose wife was unable to attend. He explained that she was in the final stages and had been placed on hospice in August 2010. He told me that a nurse comes weekly, and as needed, but he provides all other care for his wife. They have a daughter who stays with her mother while “C” takes care of errands and demands outside the home....
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...among the people studied. This hands-off research style requires the scientist to have discernment to remain oblivious, account for instances when their presence can affect the behavior and, as other studies, discipline to remain strictly not bias. The first component in this style of research is naturalistic observations, which is for the scientist to be present, but not involved in the study. This observation can be firsthand through one’s own eyes or even by way of media such as a recording of the activity exemplifying the behavior to be measured. As a side note, these styles are particularly interesting when investigating cross-cultural interactions. Observers would try to remain oblivious to the study and take notes about the study’s mannerisms and character directly related to the behavior they are currently observing. Note taking has to remain, as always, precise and, in time, leading to some conclusions testing a hypothesis. This study can be conducted consistently pending the behavior and specifics of the study group. The second approach is participant research where the scientist is actively infiltrating the group studied for firsthand observations. This approach is the most beneficial as it empowers the scientist to collect the experience from a common view and filter it through scientific rationale. This view also is not in a controlled setting, so a raw experience, which may not even be able to be reproduced by the scientist, can be measured and...
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...Classroom Observation Instruments Kelly Grand Canyon University 551: Supervision and Instructional Leadership Dr. Gary McDaniel July 31, 2013 Classroom Observation Instruments 1 As a principal, there are many challenges one may face. The challenges range from scheduling to disciplining students. However, one of the most demanding areas is the ability to provide effective instructional leadership. “Recent research shows that high-performing school districts actively seek to establish a clear expectation that the principal will be the instructional leader and the primary architect of instructional improvement at the school (Togneri & Anderson, 2003). Making sure that teaching materials are high- quality and readily available for teachers along with scheduling appropriate professional development are two roles of an instructional leader. In order for these to take place the principal needs to be aware of what is going on within the classrooms. Conducting classroom observations is key in guaranteeing the right tools are provided to teachers. An approach that has becoming increasing popular is the learning-walk or walk- through. When administrators complete a walk through, it gives them the opportunity to gather information about the classroom and help frame collaboration. “The walk-through can be defined as a brief structured, nonevaluative classroom observation by the principal that is followed by a conversation between the principal and the teacher...
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...development one must observe how people change over time at different ages. In the logitudinal design participants or groups are studied over and over again at differetn times and chages are noted as they age. The observation time can very depending on information being gathered. Sometimes lasting short periods of time or years. One benefit of the logitudinal approach is that it would observe each persons performances over the specified time span, allowing to identify any patters or problems in development. Another benefit is that it allows participants to be studied at different ages. Some problems with the longitudinal approach are cohort effects, participants moving or dropping out of the study and participants change to a population that is no longer part of the study, often happening from becoming familiar with test questions and stradigies. In the cross-sectional design people are studied at different ages at the same time. For example if all of the patients at an orthopedic office were interviewed about diet and exercise, all patients were between the ages of two and sixty-four. As a result the practice could then develop a proactive approach to patient education and preventing future injuries that might be prevelant in certain age-related trends. There are problems with this sort of study as well. In the example above different results are limited to age group averages. It is difficult to tell if individual differences are present. It might also be difficult to have comparison...
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...class refers to “a hierarchical distinctions (or stratification) between individuals or groups in societies or cultures” (Webster’s online dictionary, n.d.). Typically, American social class is based on a variety of diverse characteristics including wealth, net worth, occupation, education, political standing, housing, and ownership of possessions. In addition to these factors are the superficial diverse aspects of personal hygiene, manners, morals, attitude, and materialist items such as dress, hair, vehicles, and jewelry. Some of the elements are obvious and can be seen while others are considered more private. The objective of this paper is to share an observation of a social class other than my own and in conclusion develop a personal action plan based on what I learn and how I will use my new found knowledge as it relates to diversity consciousness. Observation I consider myself middle-class based on my college degree, profession, income, and ownership of a home and vehicle. Because I consider myself middle-class, I chose to observe what I believe to be members of upper and lower class. I decided to take advantage of the back to school season and choose two locations where school children and their parents would buy clothing. I chose the stores based on reputation. I spent time at the upscale Macy’s in the Mall of America and at the secondhand store Goodwill. To make my observations not so obvious I browsed the clothing sections and even tried items on. Macy’s was definitely...
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...Participant Observation Among Members Of Rho Eta Delta For this paper, the group of individuals that I chose to observe is the Rho Eta Delta fraternity. They are one of the most recently formed fraternity on campus being present on campus for only ten years so far. The group consist of eighteen men which includes the new members that recently just became part of them. Rho Eta Delta also has a corollary (Rhos Bud) which is partial membership that allow students of the opposite gender to be part of the fraternity. The members of the Rho Eta Delta fraternity are like a big family. The fraternity consist of five smaller groups which consists of Class, Music, Comic Book, Wrestling and Video game. Then in these 5 smaller groups (dyad) , they...
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...targets with which an exclusive experience could be formed. Coming to the actual event, the Groniger festival gave visitors the opportunity to experience many different things on many different places. The experience was formed due to the variety of happenings and the diversity of spectrums. People as well as our group could not have the chance to be bored or uninterested due to many the locations. As soon as something turned to be tedious, people changed to the next place. The event provided the chance to feel highly involved. The reason for this was the interaction with the audience. In comparison to other happenings like this, the ‘Nach van kunst en weterschap’ gave people the chance to actively try things, experiment with science and art and be involved as an individual. To give an example for this, a group of scientists offered the opportunity to create and see your own DNA. You had to wash your mouth with salt water for a minute in order to lose old particles of your inner mouth skin. Afterwards you had to mix the water with soap and alcohol. After a while your DNA formed and became visible. The person who explained you how the procedure worked just focused on every group individually and explained a lot about the procedure. She created a very unique experience and gave us the feeling to be a part...
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...------------------------------------------------- Episode 4 ------------------------------------------------- Guiding Principles in the Selection and Use of Teaching Strategies * ------------------------------------------------- My Target In this episode, I must be able to * Write evidence of the application of some guiding principles in the selection and use of teaching strategies. * ------------------------------------------------- My Performance (how will be I rated) Field study 2, Episode 1 – principles of learning Focused on: Application of the principles of learning in the teaching- learning process | Task | Exemplary (4) | Superior (3) | Satisfactory(2) | Unsatisfactory(1) | Observation/ Documentation | All task were done with outstanding quality; work exceeds expectation | All or nearly all task were done with high quality | Nearly all task were done with acceptable quality | Fewer than half of task were done; or most objectives met but with poor quality | My Analysis | -Analysis questions were answered completely; in depth answers; thoroughly grounded on theories-Exemplary grammar and spelling. | -Analysis questions were answered completely-Clear connection with theories -Grammar and spelling are superior | -Analysis question were not answered completely-Vaguely related to the theories-Grammar and spelling acceptable | -Analysis questions were not answered-Grammar and spelling unsatisfactory | My Reflection | Reflection...
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