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Magney, John – 1994
With the continuing shift toward more decentralized, team-based work structures, efforts to improve quality are often linked to efforts to improve productivity. This ongoing restructuring of the workplace has important implications for technical education. Educators need to have an understanding of how and why organizations are pursuing these…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Activities, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Magney, John – 1995
In recent years, interest in teamwork in the workplace has increased noticeably. For technical educators, the implications of this emphasis on employee involvement and cooperation are clear: they should begin developing the requisite skills in their students before they enter the work force. The skill sets that are needed--in effective…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Activities, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
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Golightly, Carolyn Jane – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1988
A review of existing special education training models is presented along with a rationale for preservice training in the transdisciplinary team process. The transdisciplinary process is described, and recommendations for implementation of a transdisciplinary training program in special education teacher preparation are given. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Belt, Rebecca; Leslie, Carl – 1992
This paper, organized into three sections, describes the development, implementation, and supervisory aspects of a cooperative learning program in a typical fifth-grade classroom. Discussed from the teacher's point of view, section 1 addresses: (1) development of teams; (2) social skills development; (3) teammate interdependence, heterogeneous…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cooperative Planning, Grade 5, Higher Education
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1995
These four papers are from a symposium that was facilitated by Larry M. Dooley at the 1995 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD). "Genesis and Continuance of an HRD Academic Program: A Longitudinal Study" (Verna J. Willis, William M. Kahnweiler) reports a study specific to an HRD academic program. Findings are presented…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Human Resources
Schack, Gina; Overturf, Brenda J. – 1994
This paper describes the professional development team (PDT) concept, reports results of a study of the development and year-long implementation of a PDT, and describes the effects of the PDT on school personnel and on subsequent implementation of a professional development school (PDS). The PDT is presented as a viable option for improving K-12…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Educational Innovation, Educational Principles