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，马歇尔斯科特虽然它已被积极推行在许多学科，小组研究仍然支离破碎。 不同领域的学者在很大程度上是相互孤立的。 为了利用过去的进步和目前的能量直接到组研究，重要的是要连接不同的领域，并促进一体化的立场。 我们提议召开一个由来自不同领域的约30名群体理论家和研究人员参加的会议，以总结群体研究的主要发现，并评估理论的现状。 为了促进不同观点之间的建设性讨论，会议将采取以下结构：（1）通过电子小组会议进行长时间的工作，阐明立场，寻找共同点、分歧和见解;（2）它将使用两个-分阶段的会议结构，要求与会者首先以自己的方式发展自己喜欢的理论，然后在他们之间发展综合立场。理论 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，以及为跨学科学者群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.***