Conceptualizing Small Group Process

1 November 1984

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Small Group Behavior

Vol. 15 (4) , 427-440
https://doi.org/10.1177/104649648401500401

Abstract

This article is the prelude to a four-article sequence that will define, illustrate, and critique a multidimensional approach for measuring and understanding small group process. Problems associated with process analysis are presented with a specific focus on definitional and methodological concerns. The need for a comprehensive system that will help researchers to separate and comprehend the individual parts of a group and their relationship to the whole group is articulated. (The second in the series also appears in this issue of SGB).

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