These journal articles have been chosen to give you a deeper understanding of the topics covered in this chapter and to help you read more widely. Click on the link below to access the journal article.

Intimidation in Small Learning Groups: The Roles of Social-comparison Concern, Comfort, and Individual Characteristics in Student Academic Outcomes, Marina Micari and Denise Drane, Active Learning in Higher Education, November 2011; vol. 12, 3: pp. 175–187

Tête à tête: Reading Groups and Peer Learning, Sara-Jane Finlay and Guy Faulkner, Active Learning in Higher Education, March 2005; vol. 6, 1: pp. 32–45

University Sstudents' Attitudes about Learning in Small Groups after Frequent Participation, Cinnamon Hillyard, Diane Gillespie, and Peter Littigm, Active Learning in Higher Education, March 2010; vol. 11, 1: pp. 9–20

Group Discussion and the Importance of a Shared Perspective: Learning from Collaborative Research, Roy Corden, Qualitative Research, December 2001; vol. 1, 3: pp. 347–367

Students’ Experiences of Active Engagement through Cooperative Learning Activities in Lectures, Michael Cavanagh, Active Learning in Higher Education, March 2011; vol. 12, 1: pp. 23–33

LearnHigher on Group Work – staff resources http://learnhigher.ac.uk/Staff/Group-work.html

Making Group Work Work is a video resource http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/groupwork/episodes.php