Interaction process analysis (IPA) is a method for observing and categorizing social interaction among the members of small face-to-face groups. This entry summarizes the content of IPA, the history of its development, and some of the ways in which it has been used to analyze group processes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Interaction Process Analysis]
interaction process analysis
group and organizational concepts
methodology
psycho-cognitive orientations
group performance and problem solving
methods