Transactional Analysis

The Perception of Student-teachers and Their Instructors toward Each Other: A Transactional Analysis Evaluation

by Halil Eksi

Müge AKBAĞ, Levent DENİZ
Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice
3 (2) •/ November 2003 • 286-293

The quality of communication between a teacher and a student is one of the major factors
that affects the... more The quality of communication between a teacher and a student is one of the major factors
that affects the efficiency of teaching-learning activities. In this research, the perceptions
of student-teachers and their instructors at Marmara University, Atatürk
Faculty of Education, have been comparatively investigated in terms of ideal/actual
faculty- teacher and student. The sample consisted of 312 student-teachers and 33 faculty-
teachers. The research was theoretically based on Transactional Analysis, a theory
that explains human behavior and communication with three ego states as Child, Adult
and Parent. The data from the faculty-teachers and student- teachers were collected by
The Ego State Inventory developed by Ar› (1989) and included perceptions toward each
other, ideal /actual faculty-teacher and student. The major findings were as follows: The
perceptions of student / faculty- teachers showed similarities regarding ideal facultyteacher
and student. Faculty teacher perceived actual students higher in Child ego state
whereas student-teachers perceived actual faculty- teacher higher in Parent ego state.
Findings were discussed in relation to Transactional Analysis and their educational
consequences.

Dynamic Stereotype Representations: Roles and Scenarios that Impact Groups' Interaction

by Vlad Glaveanu

Published by The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, 2007, 7(3), 65-76

The present paper discusses a new concept: dynamic stereotype representations, a line of research in the field of... more The present paper discusses a new concept: dynamic stereotype representations, a line of research in the field of social cognition and attitudes inspired by the Transactional Analysis conception regarding interpersonal relationships (mainly the States of the Ego theory). The main assumption is that, besides stereotypes, specific stereotype-roles are associated with groups or social categories. These roles have a major impact upon inter-group relationships since groups tend to fit into a stereotype-scenario that “predicts” the outcome of these relationships and by this acts like a prophecy that transforms the social reality. The objective of the paper is to address the issue of dynamic stereotype representations Romanians have about themselves and about European Union citizens in the context of Romania becoming an EU member in January 2007. The survey was based on a samples of 105 Romanians (two age groups: 64 students and 41 teachers), investigating stereotypes (using a 12 attributes scale validated in previous research), stereotype-roles (using a special validated questionnaire) and resulting stereotype-scenarios. Our hypotheses assume that: 1) the stereotype image attributed to EU citizens will be more favourable than the one of their own national group; 2) the social creativity strategy will make Romanians value themselves more on the “Agreeableness” dimension while EU citizens will be valued more on the “Competence” dimension; 3) we can identify stereotype-roles attributed both to Romanians and EU citizens and these are different in our two age-groups; 4) the stereotype-roles associated with Romanians represent Child figures while the ones attributed to EU citizens are especially Mature type of roles; 5) the identified stereotype-roles will help us depict a stereotype-scenario that reflects the inter-group relationship as anticipated by our Romanian participants. Even if the core nature of this research is exploratory the results confirmed our assumptions and led us to new findings and their practical implications.

Keywords: Stereotype, Stereotype-Role, Stereotype-Scenario, Transactional Analysis, Romanians and EU Citizens

On specialness and ordinariness

by Michelle Smith

The paper proposes that we are all to some extent motivated by a belief that we are or ought to be 'special' and takes... more The paper proposes that we are all to some extent motivated by a belief that we are or ought to be 'special' and takes a psychotherapeutic approach to unravelling the various strategies that people use to deal with the issue.

Analisi della comunicazione e AT. Il counselling amicale

by Ilaria Riccioni

co-authored with Andrzej Zuczkowski, published in "Rivista Italiana di Analisi Transazionale e Metodologie Psicoterapeutiche", 12, 2005: 72-88

Felicità dialogica

by Ilaria Riccioni

co-authored with Andrzej Zuczkowski, published in "A.T. Rivista Italiana di Analisi Transazionale e Metodologie Psicoterapeutiche", 18 (55), 2008: 78-95

³Yои make me feel…: Affective Causality in Language Communication

by Ilaria Riccioni