基本説明
Overview of Group Research and Practice/ Theoretical Perspectives on Groups/ Group Research Methods/ Applied Group Research/ Group Practice: Methods and Outcomes.
Full Description
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The Handbook of Group Research and Practice emphasizes the connections among basic research and theory, applied research, and group practice to demonstrate how theory and research translate into methods for working with groups. It is an excellent resource for students, academics, and practitioners in the fields of psychotherapy, psychology, sociology, management, communications, social work, education, and science and technology
Key Features:
Offers a multidisciplinary and international perspective from international contributors
Provides a historical overview of the development of research and group practice
Identifies contemporary issues with an emphasis on the research agenda in the field
Describes seven different theoretical perspectives on how groups function
Addresses both traditional and new methods of studying group research
Advances current efforts to increase the understanding of how groups are employed and operate to solve pressing social and individual problems
The Handbook of Group Research and Practice is a unique interdisciplinary resource written by world-renowned researchers and practitioners who work with teams and groups in a variety of settings. As a result, this Handbook provides students, academics, and practitioners with the most comprehensive understanding about the latest findings and issues in group research and practice to date!
Contents
Introduction - Susan A. Wheelan
PART I: Group Research and Practice: Then and Now
1. The History of Group Research - Donelson R. Forsyth and Jeni L. Burnette
2. Contemporary Issues in Group Research: The Need for Integrative Theory - Jennifer L. Berdahl and Kelly Bouas Henry
3. The History of Group Practice: A Century of Knowledge - Sally H. Barlow, Gary M. Burlingame, and Addie J. Fuhriman
4. Contemporary Issues in Group Practice - Janice DeLucia-Waack and Cynthia R. Kalodner
PART II: Theoretical Perspectives on Groups
5. The Psychoanalytic Perspective - Marvin H. Geller
6. The Functional Perspective - Jonathon N. Cummings and Deborah G. Ancona
7. The Developmental Perspective - Susan A. Wheelan
8. The Social Identity Perspective - Michael A. Hogg
9. The Communication Perspective on Group Life - Lawrence R. Frey and Sunwolf
10. The Systems Perspective - Yvonne Agazarian and Susan Gantt
11. Chaos, Complexity, and Catastrophe: The Nonlinear Dynamics Perspective - Holly Arrow
PART III: Methods in Group Research and Practice
12. Design and Analysis of Experimental Research on Groups - Rick H. Hoyle
13. Field Studies: A Focus on Group Research - Maria T. Riva and Maximillian Wachtel
14. Nonlinear Methods for the Social Sciences - Stephen J. Guastello
15. Social Life in Silico: The Science of Artificial Societies - Damon M. Centola and Michael W. Macy
PART IV: Applied Group Research
16. Group Dynamics and Effectiveness: Five Years of Applied Research - Tjai M. Nielsen, Eric D. Sundstrom, and Terry R. Halfhill
17. Conflict Within and Between Groups - R. Scott Tindale, Amanda Dykema-Engblade, and Erin Wittkowski
18. Group Identity ad Self-Definition - Dominic Abrams, Daniel Frings, and Georgina Randsley de Moura
19. Groups and Individual Change - Randy H. Magen and Eugene Mangiardi
20. Virtual Teams - Marshall Scott Poole and Huiyan Zhang
PART V: Group Practice: Methods and Outcomes
21. Group Psychotherapy - Gary M. Burlingame, Suad Kapetanovic, and Steven Ross
22. Promoting Effective Team Performance Through Training - Dana E. Sims, Eduardo Salas, and C. Shawn Burke
23. Team Consultation - Felice Tilin and Joanne Broder Sumerson
24. Learning Groups - David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson
25. Mediating Intragroup and Intergroup Conflict - Tricia S. Jones
26. Facilitating Group Communication - Sunwolf and Lawrence R. Frey
27. Psychoeducational Groups - Nina W. Brown
28. Skills Training Groups - Miguel A. Quiñones and Kelly de Chermont
Part VI: Conclusion: Charting the Future
29. Integrating Group Research and Practice - George Anderson and Susan A. Wheelan
