Emergence and maintenance of leadership among gifted students in group problem solving |
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| Authors: | Marvin R Myers Michael J Slavin W Thomas Southern |
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| Institution: | 1. Teacher/coordinator of gifted programs , Bellevue, OH;2. Residential coordinator for the Governor's Summer Institute for the Gifted and Talented , Bowling Green State University ,;3. Faculty at California University , Pennsylvania;4. Doctoral candidate and program coordinator for the Governor's Summer Institute for the Gifted and Talented ,;5. Assistant professor in special education and coordinator of gifted programs , Bowling Green State University , |
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| Abstract: | This paper reports results of a study of the emergence and maintenance of leadership in groups of gifed students engaged in unstructured, creative production. The study used Fiedler's dimensional analysis of task structures. Information is presented concerning the relationship between group perceptions of leadership effectiveness, group product creativity, and the style of leadership adopted. Instructional implications for teachers of the gifted are presented. |
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