Effective Group Discussion: Theory and Practice - Brossura

Galanes, Gloria J.; Adams, Katherine L.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 007353434X ISBN 13: 9780073534343

Casa editrice: McGraw Hill, 2012

Riassunto

Now in its fourteenth successful edition, Effective Group Discussion combines the most recent research findings and practical tools students need to become productive group members. A variety of secondary groups are covered in the text: work groups, committees, task forces, self-directed work teams, and other small groups whose objectives include finding solutions to problems, producing goods, and creating policies.

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L'autore

Gloria J. Galanes is Associate Professor of Communication and Mass Media at Southwest Missouri St. University and has received the Universitys Faculty Excellence in Teaching and the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member awards.

Katherine L. Adams is Professor of Speech Communication at California State University, Fresno, where she received a Meritorious Promise and Performance award in 1989. She has served as their Graduate Coordinator since 1989. She received her Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Utah under the direction of B. Aubrey Fisher. She has authored four instructors manuals in interpersonal and small group communication and most recently, this group communication book with Gloria Galanes. She has published articles in the areas of conversational analysis and interpersonal communication. Currently she is an associate editor for Communication Reports and The Western Journal of Communication. She participates, at all levels, in the Western States Communication Association and Speech Communication Association and teaches in the areas of interpersonal communication, communication theory, small group communication, and research methods.

Contenuti

Preface

Part I: The Foundations of Communicating in Groups

Chapter 1. The Small Groups in Everyone's Life

Chapter 2. Human Communication Processes in the Small Group Context

Chapter 3. The Small Group as a System

Part II: Developing the Group

Chapter 4. Diversity and the Effects of Culture

Chapter 5. The Members and Their Roles

Part III: Small Group Throughput Processes

Chapter 6. Communication and Group Culture: Tensions, Fantasy, Socialization, Norms, and Climate

Chapter 7. Leading Small Groups: Theoretical Perspectives

Chapter 8. Leading Small Groups: Practical Tips

Part IV: Improving Group Outputs

Chapter 9. Problem Solving and Decision Making in Groups: Theoretical Perspectives

Chapter 10. Problem Solving and Decision Making in Groups: Practical Tips and Techniques

Chapter 11. Managing Conflict in the Small Group

Part V: Group Observation and Evaluation Tools

Chapter 12. Tools for Assessing and Evaluating Groups

Appendix A: Preparing for Problem-Solving Discussions: Informational Resources for the Group

Appendix B: Making Public Presentations of the Group's Output

Appendix C: Using Technology to Help Your Group

Glossary

Credits

Name Index

Subject Index

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: McGraw Hill
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 007353434X
• ISBN 13: 9780073534343
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 464