Positive Peer Culture by Eversley D. E. C.; Eversley D. E. C.; Brendtro Larry

Author:Eversley, D. E. C.; Eversley, D. E. C.; Brendtro, Larry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-12-23T16:00:00+00:00

Awarding the Meeting

The Process

After all group members have reported all their problems the group is ready to decide who will get the meeting. The process of decision making is as follows.

1. Each member of the group in turn is given an opportunity to indicate whether or not he wants the meeting, and if he does he states his reasons (e.g., “I want the meeting to work on my authority problem”). The group then knows which members are requesting the meeting for that day.

2. Again in rotation around the group, each member makes a recommendation (not a vote) on the person he thinks needs the meeting most—possibly even someone who has not asked for the meeting. A typical interaction may be:

Student A

I think John should have the meeting to work on his authority problem.

Student B

I think Bill should have the meeting to work on his stealing problem.

Student C

I know Pete didn’t ask for the meeting, but I think he should have it to work on his easily-angered problem.

3. After each member has made a nomination, several persons may be under consideration for the meeting. Group members continue the rotation process, giving the name of the person they want to have the meeting or changing their recommendation (“I want to change from John to Bill to work on Bill’s stealing problem.”) As an individual changes, he has only to say why his new nomination should have the meeting.

4. Usually by continuing the process of rotation, a well-functioning group will soon reach a consensus of who needs the meeting most. The decision must be unanimous, since a group split on who should be helped will not function as a cohesive unit. All members must be committed to help the youth who is awarded the meeting.

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