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Check out sample chapters by clicking on "additional materials" on the left. 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!

Table of 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

About the Author :
Susan Wheelan was president of GDQ Associates, Inc. Until 2001, she was a professor of psychological studies and faculty director of the Training and Development Center at Temple University. Dr. Wheelan received Temple University’s Great Teacher Award in 1992. She also worked as a psychologist in a number of hospital and clinical settings. Dr. Wheelan was the author of Facilitating Training Groups; Group Processes: A Developmental Perspective; Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders; and Faculty Groups: From Frustration to Collaboration. She was editor of the Handbook of Group Research and Practice and coeditor of The Lewin Legacy: Field Theory in Current Practice and Advances in Field Theory. She wrote 66 research articles for publication.  

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"This comprehensive work may appeal to students and faculty in both the social sciences and business, making it a valuable supplementary reading resource for a wide variety of courses."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780761929581
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 608
  • Weight: 1309 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0761929584
  • Publisher Date: 03 Aug 2005
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 177 mm


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