Schaffer M A, Juarez M
Nurse Educ. 1996 Sep-Oct;21(5):43-7. doi: 10.1097/00006223-199609000-00015.
The authors describe the implementation and evaluation of faculty-facilitated small groups that encourage dialogue between nursing faculty members and students about teaching/learning concerns and events. These groups promoted student perceptions of caring behaviors from their faculty and peers and developed students' sense of cohesiveness within the learning community.