Author Description

This Volume Provides An Overview Of The Methodological Issues And Challenges Inherent In The Study Of Small Groups From The Perspective Of Seasoned Researchers In Communication, Psychology And Other Fields In The Behavioral And Social Sciences. It Summarizes The Current State Of Group Methods In A Format That Is Readable, Insightful, And Useful For Both New And Experienced Group Researchers. This Collection Of Essays Will Inspire New And Established Researchers Alike To Look Beyond Their Current Methodological Approaches, Covering Both Traditional And New Methods For Studying Groups And Exploring The Full Range Of Groups In Face-to-face And Online Settings. The Volume Will Be An Important Addition To Graduate Study On Group Research And Will Be A Valuable Reference For Established Group Researchers, Consultants And Other Practitioners. The Essays In This Volume When Considered As A Whole Will Be A Contemporary Interdisciplinary Integration On Group Research Methods. 1. Designing For Drift: Planning Ethnographic Qualitative Research On Groups / Michael G. Pratt And Najung Kim -- 2. Experimental Designs For Research On Small Groups: The Five Ps / Patrick R. Laughlin -- 3. Running Laboratory Experiments With Groups / Gwen M. Wittenbaum -- 4. Group Research Using High-fidelity Experimental Simulations / Franziska Tschan. [et Al.] -- 5. Computer Simulation Methods For Groups: From Formula Translation To Agent-based Modeling / James R. Larson, Jr. -- 6. Studying Global Work Groups In The Field / Pamela J. Hinds And Catherine Durnell Cramton -- 7. Crossing Party Lines: Incorporating Measures Of Individual Differences In Groups / Randall S. Peterson -- 8. Studying Team Cognition: The Good, The Bad, And The Practical / Susan Mohammed And Katherine Hamilton -- 9. Investigating Emotion And Affect In Groups / Janice R. Kelly And Eric E. Jones -- 10. Using Virtual Game Environments To Study Group Behavior / James H. Wirth. [et Al.] -- 11. Interviewing Members Of Online Communities: A Practical Guide To Recruiting Participants / Amy Bruckman -- 12. Bona Fide Groups: A Discourse Perspective / Linda L. Putnam, Cynthia Stohl And Jane Stuart Baker -- 13. Understanding Group Dynamics Using Narrative Methods / Sunwolf -- 14. Groups And Teams In Organizations: Studying The Multilevel Dynamics Of Emergence / Steve W.j. Kozlowski -- 15. Understanding Groups From A Network Perspective / Noshir S. Contractor And Chunke Su -- 16. Analyzing Group Data / Deborah A. Kashy And Nao Hagiwara -- 17. Coding Group Interaction / Renee A. Meyers And David R. Seibold -- 18. The Analysis Of Group Interaction Processes / Dean E. Hewes And Marshall Scott Poole -- 19. Measuring Team Dynamics In The Wild / Michael A. Rosen. [et Al.] -- 20. Interventions In Groups: Methods For Facilitating Team Development / David R. Seibold And Renee A. Meyers. Edited By Andrea B. Hollingshead And Marshall Scott Poole. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.