NURSING TOOL BOX SERIES

  Social groups   Introduction Welcome to lesson one which deals with definitions of social groups.   Objectives of the Lesson By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: 1.   Explain what a social group is. 2.   Analyse the different kinds of social groups.   Introductory activity What do you understand by social groups? What social groups can you identify present in your school? What social groups do you belong to?     Explanation on the introductory question You should have by now come up across several definitions of social groups. In this lesson you will learn about the meaning of social groups and the importance that they hold for their members.       Social groups   What is a social group? It is not just a category of people who simply have one thing in common, for example, new students travelling to college.   It is not an advantage of people who happen to be at one place at a certain time because some reason, for example, new students in

  SOCIAL GROUPS AND CLASSROOM DYNAMICS               Introduction   Welcome to unit three entitled Social groups and classroom dynamics. This unit has three lessons, namely social groups, the individual and the group and lastly classroom dynamics.   Aim of the unit   The aim of this unit is to introduce you to the different ways in which different groups of people in society divide themselves into groups. It further looks at interactions among pupils and between the teacher and pupils within the classroom setup. In short this unit will expose you to the different factors at play in determining the nature and quality of interpersonal relationships in a classroom scenario.   Objectives of the unit   By the end of this unit, you should be able to:   1.   Demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of classroom dynamics. 2.   To analyse the structure and functioning of the individual secondary school and its contribution to the development of the individual. 3

  Advantages and dysfunctions of a bureaucracy Introduction   In the previous lesson we discussed the major characteristics of a bureaucracy as postulated by Max Weber.   In this lesson we will discuss the advantages of a bureaucracy to an institution and to the public that the organization has been established to serve.   We will also discuss the dysfunctions of a bureaucracy.   Objectives The objectives of this lesson are: 1. To identify and discuss the advantages of a bureaucracy. 2. To discuss the dysfunctions of an bureaucracy. Introductory activity Why do you think Max Weber thought a bureaucratic system of running an organization was the best way to run an organisation? You probably know by now from experience that no matter how good anything is, it always has a bad side to it.   Can you think of any of the dysfunctions or weaknesses of a bureaucracy?   Explanation on the introductory activity. Understanding the strengths and shortcomings of an burea

  Bureaucracy as a form of social organization Introduction   Welcome to lesson two which deals with the bureaucratic organization of social organizations. In this lesson we will discuss the major characteristics of a bureaucracy as postulated by Max Weber and apply these characteristics to a school setting. An understanding of Weber’s Ideal Bureaucracy should help in understanding the operations of institutions, particularly learning institutions such as schools.   Objectives of the lesson By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: 1. Discuss the characteristics of Max Weber’s Ideal Bureaucracy. 2. Explain how bureaucracy manifests itself in a school.   Introductory activity What do you understand by bureaucracy? Having spent many years as a pupil in a school and probably many other years as a teacher, you will be aware of some of the ways in which schools operate.   Can you think of some of the procedures and activities in a school which constitute as