Assessing Theory and Research on Groups: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know? Conference, March 2000, Texas A&M

[摘要]普尔，马歇尔·斯科特。尽管许多学科都在积极地追求它，但群体研究仍然是碎片化的。不同领域的学者在很大程度上是相互孤立的。为了充分利用过去的进步和现在针对群体研究的能量，重要的是将不同的领域联系起来，并促进综合地位。我们建议召开一次由30位来自不同领域的群论学家和研究人员参加的扩展会议，以评估群论研究的主要发现并评估理论的现状。为了促进不同观点之间的建设性讨论，会议的结构将如下：(1)它将通过电子小组会议纳入长时间的工作，以阐明立场并寻找共同点，差异和见解；(2)它将采用两阶段的会议结构，要求参与者首先以自己的方式发展他们喜欢的理论，然后在理论之间发展综合立场。预期的产品包括整合现有理论和跨领域研究的书籍，未来工作的议程，以及跨学科学者团体从事分布式工作的方法的发展

Abstract***9986562Poole, Marshall ScottAlthough it has been actively pursued in numerous disciplines, group research remains fragmented. Scholars in different fields work largely in isolation from each other. To capitalize both on the advances of the past and on the present energy directed to group research, it is important to link disparate areas and to foster integrative positions. We propose an extended conference of about 30 group theorists and researchers from diverse fields to take stock of the major findings in group research and to assess the current status of theory. To promote constructive discussion among the different viewpoints the conference will be structured as follows: (1) it will incorporate extended periods of work through electronic group conferencing to articulate positions and search for commonalities, differences, and insights; and (2) it will utilize a two-stage conference structure that asks participants first to develop their preferred theories in their own terms and then to develop integrative positions between theories. Expected products include books that integrate existing theory and research across fields, an agenda for future work, and development of an approach for interdisciplinary groups of scholars to engage in distributed work.***