(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2007) Arnold, Robin Stephanie; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: J. William Hug.
This action research project explored the journey of a classroom educator as she transitioned into the role of curriculum director and progressed toward becoming an effective group facilitator and administrator. Group facilitation is an important aspect of a curriculum director's job as she works with a multitude of groups with varying degrees of experience, endless combinations of personalities and an array of purposes and time frames. Group facilitation requires a working understanding of personality and communication, an awareness of social and emotional intelligence and the ability to moderate one's own communication style and presentation to meet the demands of a particular situation. In this paper I present a journey that began with an examination of personality and moved into the realm of communication style, group dynamics and social intelligence.
