What is a Research Working Group?

CRE2 sponsors Research Working Groups (RWGs) to support research on questions of race and ethnicity. The goal of RWGs is to incubate and generate intellectual exchange, facilitate deeper and broader understandings of the research topic, and catalyze innovative ideas about the research area.

How do you write a working group proposal?

Guidelines for Developing Effective Working Group Proposals

1. Connect with ISA HQ.
2. Set Your Team.
3. Choose Your Sections.
4. Envision Your Audience.
5. Define Your Goal.
6. Craft Your Agenda.
7. Develop Guiding Questions.
8. Outline Your Speakers/Facilitators.

How do you develop a working group?

To help you set your working group up for success, I’ve put together some guidelines for organizing an effective one.

1. Establish a goal.
2. Designate a facilitator.
3. Define operations.
4. Set milestones.
5. Operate transparently.
6. Evaluate your process.
7. Discuss the necessity of the group.
8. Celebrate your victories.

What are the characteristics of a working group?

Some Characteristics of Effective Work Groups

• Focus on the development and accomplishment of common goals and purposes.
• Expect and exact participation of all: consciously inclusive.
• Focus on behavioural rather than personality changes.
• Focus on impact of behaviours rather than intent.

What does a working group need?

Define operations Working groups should have regularly scheduled meetings or collaborative work sessions to check in on progress, answer questions, and plan for future work. Meeting regularly will help remind group members of this work and give everyone face time with one another.

What makes a good working group?

An effective group work together to complete a task in an agreed time, with each member contributing to the team according to their skills, experience and personality. There are various stages that you will go through in a group project to achieve a task.

What is a rationale for a group?

Rationale: It is important for members to actively participate in the group (i.e., share their problems and feelings with others). Participation is very important, as each member is viewed as an agent of change, helping other members, being supportive, and providing feedback to others.

What is the purpose of a work group?

A working group can be comprised of individuals from different roles, divisions, or organizations. The purpose of forming a working group is to enable the sharing of information and opinions between selected individuals to achieve the desired outcome.

What are the qualities that the student researcher should have in doing a group research project?

Qualities of a Good Researcher

• Friendly with Respondents. A good researcher must have the quality to become friendly with respondents.
• Least Discouragement.
• Free From Prejudice.
• Capacity of Depth Information.
• Accuracy.
• Truthful.
• Careful in Listening.
• Low Dependency on Common Sense.