Article Title

Teaching Group Dynamics

Authors

Tracy Wallach

Publication Date

Fall 2013

Abstract

During the last ten years, I have had the opportunity to teach group dynamics to a variety of audiences: graduate and undergraduate students across disciplines (law, social work, conflict resolution, business, human services) in traditional semester-long format; as well as to experienced practitioners in half-day or day-long workshop formats. This article describes my experiences teaching group dynamics in the United States, Palestine, and Turkey. To begin, I will introduce the theoretical perspective of group relations, which underlies my teaching, and offer a critique of the model. Following that, I will describe some of my experiences teaching in the United States, Palestine, and Turkey. Throughout the paper, I will address how the dynamics were influenced by (national and professional) culture and the political environment in each context

Recommended Citation

Wallach, Tracy (2013) "Teaching Group Dynamics," Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/jppp/vol5/iss1/7