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A Constant Frame of Reference for Sociometric Research

Sociometry, 1943
The emphasis of modern educational theory on the socio-emotional aspects of human growth has imposed the necessity of devising techniques for evaluating the degree and character of social development. The problem has been complicated by the fact that social development applies not only to the individual but also to the social organization of which he ...
U. Bronfenbrenner
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Guardian consent for children's participation in sociometric research

Psychology in the Schools, 1994
Sociometric research has been plagued by low consent rates that potentially decrease the validity of assessment results. This study focused on ways to increase consent rates and documentation of guardians' reasons for nonconsent. A planned sequence of increasingly more personalized communication steps with parents yielded a 92% consent rate.
Annette M. Iverson, Gail L. Cook
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SOCIOMETRIC RESEARCH IN THE SERVICE OF APPOINTING TEAM MEMBERS IN THE CONTEMPORARY TOURISM SECTOR [PDF]

open access: possible, 2018
This paper shows that the sociometric method can be applied in any tourist organization’s human resource management with the goal of appointing the best team members. The sociometric concept of the model uses the characteristics of the Adizes model: P – producer, E – entrepreneur, A – administrator, and I – integrator, as well as the criteria for ...
Nikolić, Ivica   +2 more
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A systemic approach to sociometric group research: Advancing the work of Leslie Day Zeleny, 1939-1947

Social Networks, 2020
Abstract This paper contributes to the exploration and analysis of compatibility and diversity across multiple, interrelated, structural configurations of groups geared toward the attainment of some objective requiring cooperative activity. The systemic nature of such contexts is addressed through a requisite approach that conforms to sociometric ...
Ion Georgiou   +2 more
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An Evaluation of Sociometric - Social Behavior Research with Preschool Children

Child Development, 1957
The usual measures of reliability and validity do not seem to be particularly appropriate for sociometry. Other tests such as those of intelligence and personality are based on the assumption that they are measuring a factor, capacity or trait within the individual.
H. Marshall
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Sociometric Badges: A New Tool for I.S. Research

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011
Researchers have recently been able to understand organizations at an unprecedented level of detail using new digital records and electronic communication data. However, while digital communication is important in the modern workplace, face-to-face interaction still represents a large and important share of organizational communication, information ...
Benjamin N. Waber   +5 more
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Ethnicity and Friendship: the contrast between sociometric research and fieldwork observation in primary school classrooms

British Educational Research Journal, 1986
AbstractSociometric research in racially mixed primary schools has revealed considerable ethnic bias in patterns of friendship choice. Teachers in such schools, however, tend to reject such research because the findings run contrary to their own experience.
Martyn Denscombe   +3 more
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Perspectives on the Ethics of Sociometric Research with Children: How Children, Peers, and Teachers Help to Inform the Debate

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2007
Perceptions of children and teachers were examined to address concerns regarding children's welfare following sociometric testing. Third-graders (N = 91) were interviewed; teachers also reported on each child's responses to the testing. Results indicate that children were not hurt or upset by the testing, most enjoyed the procedures, did not feel that ...
L. Mayeux, M. Underwood, S. Risser
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Reporting Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Sociometric Status: Guidelines for Research and Professional Practice

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine what trends exist in the identification and description of participants used in data-based studies published in Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly and the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Data were analyzed using frequency counts for journals and time periods from the 1980s to 2005 with chi-square ...
Samuel R, Hodge   +3 more
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