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A Partial Test Of The Contingency Model On Adult-Led Groups Of Children, Jeffrey Wayne Jones
A Partial Test Of The Contingency Model On Adult-Led Groups Of Children, Jeffrey Wayne Jones
Master's Theses
The problem was to test the applicability of Fiedler's contingency model on 15 adult-led groups of children in a field situation. The effectiveness of high and low least preferred co-worker (LPC) leaders on structured and unstructured group tasks was investigated when leader member relations were good and leaders had strong power. The data were analyzed in a 2 x 2 factorial design using the analysis of variance. None of the F tests reached statistical significance, thus the model was not supported. Several possible reasons for the findings were given as well as suggestions for future research.