Groups in context: a new perspective on group dynamics / edited by Jonathon Gillette, Marion McCollon

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Contributors.. Introduction.. The Emergence of a New Experiential Tradition.. Section One.. Advancing the Group Dynamics Theory.. Chapter 1.. Toward a Practice of Learning.. Chapter 2.. Group Formation: Boundaries, Leadership, and Culture.. Chapter 3.. The Group as a Whole: A Systemic Socioanalytic Perspective on Interpersonal and Group Relations.. Chapter 4.. Intimacy in Work Groups: Looking from the Inside Out.. Chapter 5.. Paradox and Groups.. Chapter 6.. Reevaluating Group Development: A Critique of the Familiar Models.. Chapter 7.. Application Work in Group Dynamics Instruction.. Chapter 8.. Termination in Groups.. Section Two.. Creating a Context for Group Learning.. Chapter 9.. Conditions for Teaching Experiential Group Dynamics.. Chapter 10.. Group Relations Training in Context.. Chapter 11.. Teaching Group Dynamics as a Visitor: Boundary Management from the Outside In.. Section Three.. Exploring the Experience of Consulting to Groups.. Chapter 11.. Staff Authority and Leadership in Experiential Groups..Chapter 13.. On Using the Self as Instrument: Lessons from a Facilitator's Experience.. Chapter 14.. The Process of Authorization for Consultants-in-Training: A View from the Threshold.. Chapter 15.. Reflections on the Development of a Supervisor.. Bibliography.. Index

This volume revitalizes the field of group dynamics, collecting the best of experts in the field of group process. Groups in Context integrates new knowledge about group dynamics with an understanding of the turbulent organizational environments in which work groups now function, providing conceptual and experiential frameworks for instructors, trainers, and consultants who work with groups, as well as for group members themselves. Originally published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1990. eng