The group-study method remained theoretically confused in practice

Evidence

Both the research and the analysis of it were therefore marred by a persistent lack of clarity. Although the principal purpose was to identify the objective spirit through group discussions, the attitudes of individual speakers formed the basis for both the quantitative and the qualitative analyses. … Moreover, since the goal of the proceedings was to prepare the ground for a theoretically significant and representative inquiry (it had also been planned that the Berkeley study should broaden out in this way), the group study took on a provisional and experimental character as well. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1884

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Group discussion research must analyze group dynamics and character structures to interpret expressed opinions — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1878; The German group study targeted objective spirit rather than individual subjective opinion — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1881; Studying collective will requires tracing its formation, not its effects

Broader Connections

• Group discussion research must analyze group dynamics and character structures to interpret expressed opinions #expands (0.75) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1878
• The German group study targeted objective spirit rather than individual subjective opinion #exemplifies (0.75) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1881
• Studying collective will requires tracing its formation, not its effects #qualifies (0.70)