Small Group Communication Research Articles

Using social media small-group communication to promote the marketing skills of art entrepreneurs

This study examined the impact of social media-supported small-group communication on the marketing skills of art entrepreneurs. The design that was used in this study was quasi-experimental. A total of 271 art entrepreneurs were sampled for the study and grouped into three social media ( n = 90), face-to-face ( n = 90) and control group ( n = 91). A structured questionnaire was used for the collection of data for the study, while data were analysed using multiple analyses of variance. The study showed that small group communication was effective in improving the marketing skills of art entrepreneurs in the areas of social media marketing, content management, data analysis, mobile advertising, design, video marketing, project management, creativity, interpersonal skills, leadership, time management, problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills. The study also found that small-group communication on social media can be as effective as face-to-face small-group communication. Improving marketing skills also improves business performance in areas such as sales, return on investment, and net profit. Finally, art entrepreneurs in the social media-supported group had higher scores in satisfaction, convenience and quality of communication than their counterparts in face-to-face communication. This study has shown that social media-supported small-group communication is cost-effective in promoting the acquisition of marketing skills among art entrepreneurs.

Social adaptation features of Chinese students to online learning in a university

The article presents the results of a search sociological study conducted in September-October 2023 on the problem of impact of online learning practices on the social adaptation of foreign students in a Russian university. The empirical objects were Chinese citizens studying at Lomonosov Moscow State University and currently located on the territory of Russia. In the research, the online questionnaire method provided answers to questions about the attitude of Chinese students to organisation of the educational process, to the practices of their interaction and communication in small study groups. It has been empirically proven that the attitude of Chinese students to any form of education depends on how much the issue of overcoming the language barrier and building intercultural communication has been resolved in a particular educational practice. At the same time, a positive attitude towards online learning is associated by Chinese students with the opportunity to study without having to stay in the territory of the Russian Federation, and a negative one is associated with communication problems, in particular, with the lack of direct communication with a teacher or supervisor. It was revealed that the most psychologically comfortable leaning forms for Chinese students are online classes. There is significant evidence of this category of students’ preference for a separate position, being inside their foreign cultural group and social circle. A more general project on the study of social well-being of students with special educational needs, has been specifically identified as a promising direction for the development of the research topic.

Peran Organisasi Mahasiswa dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Komunikasi Interpersonal yang Efektif

Student organizations on campus have an important role in improving students' soft skills and hard skills. One of the abilities that can be improved through organizations is interpersonal communication skills. This research examines the role of student organizations in improving effective interpersonal communication skills among students who are active in organizations. The research uses a qualitative approach with a phenomenological strategy. The research subjects were students who were active in organizations at the Universitas Islam Indonesia. The research results show that organizations have a big influence in improving students' communication skills. The informants interviewed in this research stated that organizational experience increased not only self-confidence, but also communication skills. The informants also stated that they had become more open to other parties in communicating. Organizational communication experience, especially small group communication, seems to make a significant contribution in improving their interpersonal communication.

Developing and evaluating the impact of a small group communication programme in improving the entrepreneurial competence and economic self-efficacy of smallholder farmers with art skills.

The researchers in Study 1 conducted interviews among experts and developed a small group communication programme to be delivered in 24 months. In Study 2, a quasi-experiment was conducted involving 540 smallholder farmers in Nigeria to test the impact of the developed programme. The result showed that smallholder farmers with art skills who received the small group communication programme reported a significant improvement in their entrepreneurial competence and economic self-efficacy compared to smallholder farmers who did not receive the programme. A follow-up assessment after two years revealed the steady effectiveness of the developed programme.

Digital Literacy in Post-Pandemic Project Based Learning at Sekolah Kembang Jakarta

Digital literacy is an essential skill for students in learning in the post-pandemic digital era. This study aims to explore digital literacy for Sekolah Kembang students through group communication between teachers and students. The focus of the research is digital literacy in project based learning for elementary school students in grades 4, 5 and 6, and junior high school grades 7 and 8. In this study, the authors use qualitative approach with descriptive methods and data collection techniques through interviews. The results of the study show that digital literacy has become an integrated part of project based learning at the Sekolah Kembang. There are three communication patterns implemented in providing directions for finding and sorting information from the internet, which are large group communication, small group communication, and interpersonal communication. Identified group communication functions include persuasion, decision making, and problem solving. This research provides a better understanding of how digital literacy education can be implemented through communication between teachers and students at the Sekolah Kembang.

Trend Komunikasi Politik di Media Sosial

Communication is an activity that cannot be separated from human life. Based on its form, there is interpersonal communication, small group communication, public communication, organizational communication and mass communication. Based on the context, there are several types of communication, such as business communication, health communication, intercultural communication, family communication and also political communication. Basically communication is a relationship between humans in order to achieve mutual understanding (mutual understanding). To explain about ganjar pranowo's political communication through Instagram social media, the author uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. With this method the researcher tries to describe, analyze, and build meaning about political communication in the current era. Ganjar Pranowo is a political figure who is very active on social media and often uses social media to communicate with his people. Ganjar Pranowo is well-known on social media for his accomplishments in advancing Central Java, and he also enjoys being involved in society both virtually and in person. The image of a politician must be effective and channeled to be effective. Social media is a popular media used and followed by many people. This has the potential to change public opinion in a number of ways. Ganjar Pranowo is a political figure who is very active on social media and often uses social media to communicate with his people.

“I wouldn’t fall for that!” Exploring social influence and group decision making

This single-class activity augments the popular desert island activity to include a secret insider who aims to influence their group covertly. The motivation for this augmented activity is twofold: (1) to highlight and dispel notions of invulnerability to groupthink and (2) to provide an opportunity to engage in small-group decision making. To facilitate these goals, this paper presents an experiential learning activity that makes tangible several theoretical constructs of persuasion and decision making in small groups. Examining how people within groups influence one another is vital to understanding how decisions are made. Courses: This single-class activity is grounded in the theoretical orientation of social influence within small groups and is therefore suitable in persuasion, small-group communication, and any other course that discusses group decision making, group conformity, groupthink, and/or compliance gaining. Objectives: Working in small groups to solve a problem, students will apply, evaluate, and comprehend concepts of social influence, group decision making, and groupthink. In completing this activity and a subsequent debriefing, students will demonstrate their learning by debating and justifying their individual choices, formulating their group decision, and discussing and identifying the impact of groupthink on decision making within small groups.

Communication and Decision-Making Processes: Group-level Determinants of State Performance

AbstractDominant explanations for variation in performance between state organizations focus on macro-level factors, such as political support, and meso-level factors, such as civil service capacity. However, these factors cannot account for why different groups within the same state organization perform better than others. I leverage a comparative analysis of state officials working under particularly challenging circumstances—task forces of prosecutors investigating high-level corruption in Brazil—to develop a framework to explain how small-group communication and decision-making processes affect performance. Drawing on document analysis and 124 original interviews with federal investigators, I argue that, even when we account for macro- and meso-level factors, prosecutors performed better when they cultivated frequent communication and collective decision-making. This study shows the mechanisms through which these processes affect performance: while frequent communication enables group members to generate knowledge connections that help them make unforeseen discoveries, collective decision-making helps build defensive alignment, which allows members to protect the group from external pressures and manage internal tensions.

A performative and dialogic approach to teach group roles, group conflict, and conflict management styles

Undergraduate courses on small-group communication often cover group roles, group conflict, and conflict management styles. Although these concepts are valuable to learn, merely memorizing them does not address the practical skills students need to employ conflict management strategies when situated in group conflict. This activity provides a dialogic and performative approach to teach small-group roles, small-group conflict, and conflict management styles. Through a dialogic role-play, this activity asks students to create and to perform scenarios depicting small-group conflict where other students in the audience step into the scene to perform new strategies to resolve the conflict. Courses Small-Group Communication, Organizational Communication, Business and Professional Communication, and Conflict Management and Mediation. This activity is designed for courses that meet in-person for 50 minutes three times per week and have an enrollment of no more than 25 students. The activity may be adapted for courses with larger enrollments that meet in-person for 75 minutes twice per week, but three class periods will still be needed to complete the activity. Additionally, the activity can be adapted for a hybrid modality. However, the conflict scenarios should be in-person. Objectives This unit activity helps students to (1) understand the roles people perform in small groups, types of group conflict, and conflict management styles through reflecting, writing, discussing, staging, and performing those concepts for the class; (2) apply concepts of small-group roles, types of group conflict, and conflict management styles through scripting, staging, and performing those concepts for the class; (3) analyze and evaluate concepts of small groups, types of group conflict, and conflict management styles through reflecting and discussing those concepts in class; and (4) create a performance to embody concepts of small-group roles, types of group conflict, and conflict management styles.

Effect of an interprofessional small-group communication skills training incorporating critical incident approaches in an acute care and rehabilitation clinic specialized for spinal cord injury and disorder.

AimTo investigate the impact of site-specific inter-professional small-group communication skills training (CST) that incorporates critical incident approaches to learning on patient satisfaction with communication.SettingRehabilitation clinic specialized for spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D).MethodsRetrospective observational cohort study design using patient and health-professional self-report data. Data for patient satisfaction with communication were collected in 2014 (existing records) and each year from 2015 to 2021 (post-program; volunteers) using the MECON survey.ResultsFifteen basic (n = 161 participants), 16 refresher (n = 84), and five short (n = 17) CST seminars were conducted. Overall, 262 employees (105 physicians, 63 nurses, 36 physio- and occupational therapists, and 58 others) participated; 92 participants (response rate 37.6%) responded to feedback surveys. They rated the seminars positive concerning the alternation between theory, discussion, and practical exercise in 91.3%, and rated the length of the training ideal in 80.2%. Post-program patient satisfaction overall increased from 83.1% (confidence interval (CI) 2.6%) to 90% (CI 0.8%; R2 = 0.776; p= 0.004). It was higher in specific communication-related topics: “receiving information” (81.1%, CI 3.1–90.2%, CI 1.0%; p = 0.003), “being able to bring in concerns” (83%, CI 1.0–90.8%; R2 = 0.707; p = 0.009) and “being treated with respect” (89.4%, CI 2.6–94.4%, CI 0.8%; R2 = 0.708; p = 0.004).Practice implicationsInter-professional CST is feasible and well accepted by professionals from various professional groups. During seven years of continuous training, independent patient ratings of satisfaction with professional communication have improved significantly. Participants attest to the training's high credibility and usefulness in everyday life.

Review of Small group communication: Forming and sustaining teams

Review of Small group communication: Forming and sustaining teams

The Role of Leaders in Small Group Communication: An Analysis of Directives Speech Acts Strategies

The failure of a leader in leadinghis group is due to various factors including from the aspect of communication. A formally appointed group leaderneeds to be responsible for ensuring that his or her group successfully achieves the set discussion goals within a specified period. Therefore, a leader’s communication needs to be given attention as it impacts and influences the group discussion process. The directives speech acts which are one of the communication strategies can be taught and utilized by the group leader. Another word for directives speech acts is instruction which is synonymous with the characteristic of a leader, which is to direct something to its members. The instructions given by a leader shouldbe clear so that they can be well understood by the group members. This study was conducted aimed at discussing directives speech acts utterances as group leader communication strategies. This qualitative study and field method use the theory of speech acts pioneered by Bach and Harnish. A total of 12 small groups were formed to record the communication of the small group leader in each group. Discussion time that was allocatedwas 15 minutes and each group was given a discussion objective. The findings ofthe study indicate that the six subcategories of directives speech acts namely requestives, questions, requirements, prohibitive, permissive and advisories were used by the small group leaders. But there are also group leaders who are not clear in giving instructions that cause confusion. All these subcategories of directives speech acts have their own importance and can be utilized by group leaders to make discussions more efficient. This study gives importance to the group leader by making the results ofthis study as a guide and reference in the future. Keywords:Leader, small group, speech acts, directives, communication strategy.

The relationship between the use of e-learning and students' communication competencies at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

The aim of this study is to identify the effectiveness of e-learning as a teaching and learning medium for communication courses. A total of 260 students who took the Communication course were involved in Phase 1 of the study in the first week of the semester, while a total of 189 students were involved in Phase 2 in the last week of the semester. Communication competence is measured based on the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension scale while the effectiveness of the use of e-learning oceania is based on two dimensions, namely attitudes and intentions towards the use of e-learning. The analysis showed that there were significant mean differences for each dimension of public speaking, small group, meeting and regular conversation communication. The study also found that there is a significant relationship between the use of e-learning and communication competence. This study implies that e-learning is an appropriate teaching and learning platform because it is able to improve communication competencies through online activities. In addition, e-learning is appropriate and can be continued in the future by further enhancing some of the latest features in line with current technological developments.

Art and perception: How observing and discussing art can support students’ communication education

Perception is one of the most fundamental aspects of human communication. This activity utilizes art to help students experience and understand the psychological and communicative aspects of perception. Students are required to observe and discuss their observations about selected pieces of artwork. After completing the activity, students enhance their abilities to form connections between their experiences and course concepts about perception. Courses: Interpersonal Communication, Small Group Communication, Public Speaking, Introduction to Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Listening, and Visual Communication. Objectives: The activity aims to provide students with first-hand experience and appreciation for how perception influences the way humans receive and interpret all types of messages.

Examining small-group roles through team-building challenges

This original teaching idea uses an adaption of the STEM activity the Paper Tower Challenge to have students examine task and maintenance roles as well as non-functioning behaviors in small groups. While problem solving as a small group, students navigate conflict and frustration, assume various small-group roles, and then reflect on their own and their group members’ performance. The activity includes the challenge, a set of reflection questions, a discussion procedure, and adaptations for virtual students and for diverse classrooms. Courses Introduction to Public Speaking, Small Group Communication, and Oral and Interpersonal Communication. Objectives Affective: Students will persevere through frustration and conflict in small-group team-building challenges. Behavioral: Students will perform various task roles, maintenance roles, and non-functional behaviors (see Appendix for descriptions) that affect the outcome of group work. Students will collaborate to solve a problem. Cognitive: Students will increase their knowledge by identifying and applying group roles and behaviors. Students will assess their own performance with a series of reflection questions.

Engaging Pre-Med Students in Field-Related Dialogue: Best Practices for a Dialogic Approach to a Health-Specific Oral Communication Course

Using a dialogic framework as the backdrop to course curriculum, I developed an Oral Communication course for pre-med students with the goal to enhance students’ public speaking skills while also incorporating health communication and applied communication research and activities to create opportunities for engagement. I propose best practices for teaching pre-med oral communication by deconstructing “bedside manner,” emphasizing a dialogic, audience-centered approach to communication, illustrating the praxis of genuine communication, creating a supportive climate through nonverbal and small group communication tenets, and creating a space to practice genuine communication. Using this approach, the layperson understanding of “bedside manner” becomes an intersection of these areas to better understand the complexities of physician-patient communication.

Multi-Layered Communication and Function in Scottish Traveller Cant

Scottish Traveller Cant, a secret cover language used for communication in small groups and families, has changed in both context and function over the last century. From being a cryptolect used entirely within the culture it has now received exposure through Traveller performance and publications. Throughout these developments, the Cant continues to be a way for Travellers to control the narrative of who they are and who they wish to be. Using songs, stories, and interactions with fieldworkers, this paper explores the power of language to define and shape identity.

Ableism in the classroom: Teaching accessibility and ethos by analyzing rubrics

This activity is designed to help students recognize ableist assumptions in rhetoric and how we evaluate what constitutes a “good” speaker and their ethos. It will highlight how ableism is embedded in social norms, using classroom public-speaking rubrics to do so. Students learn how to identify these ableist assumptions better and develop a more nuanced understanding of how speakers develop ethos. Courses Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Small-Group Communication, Interviewing, Nonverbal Communication, Rhetorical Criticism. Objectives By the end of this activity, students will be able to: (1) define key terms, including ableism, social model of disability, and ethos; (2) explain how ableist assumptions inform how we evaluate rhetoric and public speaking; and (3) demonstrate how ethos is based on social norms that are embedded in ableist assumptions.

Organizational Communication of Miftahul Jannah Raya Badan Kenaziran Masjid (BKM) in Management of in Mosque Padang Lawas Regency

This study aims to analyze (1) organizational communication of the nazirite agency of the Miftahul Jannah grand mosque in the management of mosque in Padang Lawas regency, (2) communication activities of the mosque’s nazirite agency (BKM) in the Miftahul Jannah Grand Mosque in Padang Lawas Regency, (3) communication barriers to the organization of the mosque nazir mosque (BKM) Raya Miftahul Jannah in the management of mosque in the district of Padang Lawas. This researcher uses a qualitative approach method. Data collecniques used are interviews, documentation, field notes. The information consisted of the chairman of the miftahul jannah mosque, the secretary of the miftahul jannah mosque, the advisor of the miftahul jannah mosque, the mifthaul jannah mosque staff. The results of the study are the first organizational communication interaction format, interpersonal communication, interpersonal communication goals, interpersonal relationships, small group communication, public communication, organizational communication climate, mosque management. Second, the communication activies of the BKM organization are very effective with this communication among BKM. By referring to the ideas, ideas and creativity possessed by organizational communication activities, by maintaining the cohesiveness of fellow BKM in any case. Activities used are formal communication success factors, organizational communication flows. Third, communication barriers of the BKM organization in managing the mosque. The obstacle is not too communication, BKM is very effective, and in terms of mosque facilities, it is supported by the surrounding community.

Social, Environmental, and Technical: Factors at Play in the Current Use and Future Design of Small-Group Captioning

Real-time captioning is a critical accessibility tool for many d/Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people. While the vast majority of captioning work has focused on formal settings and technical innovations, in contrast, we investigate captioning for informal, interactive small-group conversations, which have a high degree of spontaneity and foster dynamic social interactions. This paper reports on semi-structured interviews and design probe activities we conducted with 15 DHH participants to understand their use of existing real-time captioning services and future design preferences for both in-person and remote small-group communication. We found that our participants' experiences of captioned small-group conversations are shaped by social, environmental, and technical considerations (e.g., interlocutors' pre-established relationships, the type of captioning displays available, and how far captions lag behind speech). When considering future captioning tools, participants were interested in greater feedback on non-speech elements of conversation (e.g., speaker identity, speech rate, volume) both for their personal use and to guide hearing interlocutors toward more accessible communication. We contribute a qualitative account of DHH people's real-time captioning experiences during small-group conversation and future design considerations to better support the groups being captioned, both in person and online.?