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Peer reviewedMoorhead, Gregory – Group and Organization Studies, 1982
Reviews the major tenets of the groupthink hypothesis of Irving Janis, as well as the research on which it is based. Reviews previous research on group dynamics related to groupthink. Proposes guidelines for research to test the propositions of groupthink. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Decision Making, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Steinberg, Lois Saxelby – 1977
This literature review is intended for policymakers and researchers concerned with citizen participation in the educational decision-making process. The study examines (1) the functions of interest groups in social science analysis of the political process; (2) the dominant theories employed in social research on interest group processes; (3) the…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Decentralization
