Located in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, Fort Lewis is the home of the highest per capita exceptional family member population in the Army. Ideally located on the Northwest coast of Washington State, Fort Lewis is home to the Strykers and First Brigade. Combined with its close proximity to McChord Air Force Base, the installation is ideally suited to…

In this chapter, the authors consider various teaching roles that student affairs professionals may fulfill in learning communities, as well as the potential professional development that results from involvement.

We sought to examine the growth of an interdisciplinary center using social network analysis techniques. Specific aims were to examine the patterns of growth and interdisciplinary connectedness of the Center and to identify the social network characteristics of its productive members. The setting for this study was The Center for Interdisciplinary…

A simple experiment can be performed to characterize the relationship between applied voltage and velocity (steady state and transient) for an electric toy train. The results can be used by teams of students to solve a series of challenges in which they attempt to predict the performance of a particular train. Some sample challenges might include…

The mean score for those students who programmed individually was significantly less than the mean score for those who programmed in pairs. (Author/IRT)

A description of the management team approach to administering a school in Unionville, Pennsylvania. (Author)

Storyboarding techniques are useful for teams faced with creative and problem-solving tasks. Four types are planning, idea, organization, and communication boards. Each type requires a creative thinking (brainstorming) session and a critical thinking session to evaluate ideas and determine their usefulness. (SK)

Suggests that long-term vision, commitment of sufficient time and money, adequate planning, and sufficient training and coaching are necessary for the success of teams. In addition, teams must be responsible for solving their own problems. Offers recommendations for a number of problems and situations that often arise. (JOW)

Having teams in the workplace requires new approaches such as learning how to run efficient meetings. Facilitators fill a number of roles: role model, catalyst, meeting manager, trainer/consultant, guide and goad, peacemaker, and coach/mentor. To ensure that facilitators can handle these tasks, they need facilitator training. (JOW)

Corning enhanced teamwork by training employees to facilitate team training. The employees learned to deal with change management, interpersonal communication, feedback, group development, team and individual expectations, and conflict management. (SK)

Notes that voices of youth are seldom heard in tribunals of educational and treatment planning. Contends that children and adolescents must become partners in their own healing and that this will require the creation of new ways of teaming youth with professionals. Examines roadblocks to youth participation in teams, then redefines youth as…

A case study of a Fortune 500 company was used to develop an integrated model of high-performance work organizations. Components are systems thinking, team interaction, team principles, and results. The model requires an ongoing training plan, change agents or champions, and recognition of teams' productive potential and fragile nature. (SK)

Highlights the need for balance between content and process in task/work groups. Presents a conceptual model with visual maps depicting an ideal meeting of a task/work group as well as four scenarios in which the balance fails to occur. Implications of balance between content and process in groups, especially meetings, are discussed. (Author)

Belbin's theory that teams with a wide range of roles are more effective than those with role imbalance was tested with six teams composed of individuals with homogenous roles and six with mixed roles. Mixed teams performed better on team tasks. (SK)