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*9986562普尔，马歇尔·斯科特尽管它在许多学科中得到了积极的追求，但群体研究仍然支离破碎。不同领域的学者在很大程度上是相互孤立地工作的。为了既利用过去的进步，又利用目前用于群体研究的能量，重要的是将不同的领域联系起来，并培养一体化的立场。我们建议召开一次由来自不同领域的约30名群论家和研究人员参加的扩大会议，以评估群研究的主要发现并评估当前理论的现状。为了促进不同观点之间的建设性讨论，会议的结构如下：(1)它将通过电子小组会议纳入更长时间的工作，以阐明立场并寻找共同点、差异和见解；(2)它将采用两阶段会议结构，要求与会者首先用他们自己的术语提出他们喜欢的理论，然后制定不同理论之间的综合立场。预期的产品包括整合跨领域现有理论和研究的书籍，未来工作的议程，以及为跨学科学者小组参与分布式工作开发的方法。

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.***