The Handbook of Group Research and Practice
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The Handbook of Group Research and Practice

  1. 609 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Handbook of Group Research and Practice

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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
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  • 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!  

Information

Year
2005
Print ISBN
9780761929581
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781452261867

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. PART I: Group Research and Practice: Then and Now
  5. 1 - The History of Group Research
  6. 2 - Contemporary Issues in Group Research: The Need for Integrative Theory
  7. 3 - The History of Group Practice: A Century of Knowledge
  8. 4 - Contemporary Issues in Group Practice
  9. PART II: Theoretical Perspectives on Groups
  10. 5 - The Psychoanalytic Perspective
  11. 6 - The Functional Perspective
  12. 7 - The Developmental Perspective
  13. 8 - The Social Identity Perspective
  14. 9 - The Communication Perspective on Group Life
  15. 10 - The Systems Perspective
  16. 11 - Chaos, Complexity, and Catastrophe: The Nonlinear Dynamics Perspective
  17. PART III: Methods in Group Research and Practice
  18. 12 - Design and Analysis of Experimental Research on Groups
  19. 13 - Field Studies: A Focus on Group Research
  20. 14 - Nonlinear Methods for the Social Sciences
  21. 15 - Social Life in Silico: The Science of Artificial Societies
  22. PART IV: Applied Group Research
  23. 16 - Group Dynamics and Effectiveness: Five Years of Applied Research
  24. 17 - Conflict Within and Between Groups
  25. 18 - Group Identity and Self-Definition
  26. 19 - Groups and Individual Change
  27. 20 - Virtual Teams
  28. PART V: Group Practice: Methods and Outcomes
  29. 21 - Group Psychotherapy
  30. 22 - Promoting Effective Team Performance Through Training
  31. 23 - Team Consultation
  32. 24 - Learning Groups
  33. 25 - Mediating Intragroup and Intergroup Conflict
  34. 26 - Facilitating Group Communication
  35. 27 - Psychoeducational Groups
  36. 28 - Skills Training Groups
  37. PART VI: Conclusion: Charting the Future
  38. 29 - Integrating Group Research and Practice
  39. Index
  40. About the Editor
  41. About the Contributors

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