Unsolved
Broblems in the Study of Training Laboratories in Japan
M. Yoshida |
Training
laboratories have become too far advanced in empirical activities
and lagged behind in theoretical examinations. This paper is designed
to identify its problem areas, while reviewing its present status
in Japan. The following six problems will be addressed in the process.
1) The effects produced through the first experience with training
laboratories, 2) the effects of the participants' cognition that
they are allowed to participate in training laboratories as a special
favor are not definitely distinguished from the overall effects of
training laboratories. 3) The effects of techniques and tools employed
for training laboratories are not fully analyzed. 4) There are few
studies in which control groups are used. 5) Laboratory experiments
are not conducted as often as they should be. 6) Most of these studies
are not carried out by integrating those already existing group interaction
theories.
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