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This unique text uses group development as an organizing principle, offering students a far more dynamic view of groups and helping them understand that group processes operate differently at different points in a group's life cycle and in various types of groups.Group Processes is an accessible, research-based book on how groups develop and function. Grounded in theory and research, the text is written in a straightforward way with practical examples integrated throughout to hold student interest. It offers more than just an understanding of group phenomena; it also provides strategies to enhance the functioning of groups of which students are a part. It stresses how knowledge of group development can be applied to work groups, therapy groups, learning groups, and many others.
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Group Processes, Susan A. Wheelan
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- Released
- 2004
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Group Processes
- Subtitle
- A Developmental Perspective - Second Edition
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Susan A. Wheelan
- Publisher
- Pearson College Div
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 285
- ISBN10
- 0205412017
- ISBN13
- 9780205412013
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Psychological Topics, USA, Sociology, Social Work, Social Psychology, Social Groups
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- This unique text uses group development as an organizing principle, offering students a far more dynamic view of groups and helping them understand that group processes operate differently at different points in a group's life cycle and in various types of groups.Group Processes is an accessible, research-based book on how groups develop and function. Grounded in theory and research, the text is written in a straightforward way with practical examples integrated throughout to hold student interest. It offers more than just an understanding of group phenomena; it also provides strategies to enhance the functioning of groups of which students are a part. It stresses how knowledge of group development can be applied to work groups, therapy groups, learning groups, and many others.