Co-leadership is a ubiquitous practice that is largely not understood. The professional literature agrees that the relationship between the co-leaders is a vital element of the group process. Although much has been written about the development of the co-leadership relationship, a unifying stage model that bridges group co-leader development does…

Concepts of voice, meaning, mutual construction of knowledge, and transfer of learning are presented in this paper as critical ingredients that support the teaching of group work from an ecological perspective. Examples of these concepts are given to illustrate their application in group work classes. (Contains 1 table.)