TY  - BOOK
AU  - Galanes, Gloria J
TI  - Effective group discussion : theory and practice 
SN  - 978-0071070249
U1  - 302.34 GAL 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Tata McGraw-Hill Higher Education
KW  - Small groups
KW  - Communication in small groups
KW  - Group problem solving
N1  - 	Foundations of communicating in groups: Small groups in everyone's life; Human communication processes in small groups; Verbal and nonverbal messages in small group communication; Small group as a system --
Developing the group: Diversity and the effects of culture; Members and their roles --
Group observation and evaluation tools: Tools for assessing and evaluating groups --
Small group throughout processes: Communication and group culture, tensions, fantasy, socialization, norms, and climate; Perspective on leadership in small groups --
Improving group outputs: Problem solving and decision making I, defining a problem, finding and evaluating options; Problem solving and decision making II, deciding and implementing; Managing conflict in the small group; Serving as designated leader --
Appendix: A making public presentations of the group's output --
N2  - Combining ... recent research findings with practical tools students need to become productive group members, this ... text covers secondary groups of all kinds: 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. In this edition, the authors have expanded coverage of computer-mediated communication and updated relevant information about diversity and culture in chapter 5 and throughout the text
ER  -