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·斯科特尽管许多学科都在积极开展小组研究，但小组研究仍然分散。 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当前针对团体研究的精力，连接不同领域并培养综合立场非常重要。 我们建议召开一次由约 30 名来自不同领域的群理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）将通过电子小组会议的方式进行长时间的工作，以阐明立场并寻求共同点、差异和见解； (2)它将采用两阶段的会议结构，要求与会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群体参与分布式工作的方法的开发。***

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.***