The Preferred Future Worksheet is a planning tool that can assist school members or teams who are dealing with a school problem or issue. The worksheet has been designed to assist in analyzing the current situation, identifying a preferred future, and then creating a plan of action. Introductory material urges heterogeneous group membership and…

How can teamwork be implemented effectively in university-level advertising classrooms? This paper reviews literature on the nature, structure, and function of teams and processes for managing teamwork. Based on this literature, an innovative approach to contract teamwork is introduced for use in an entry-level graduate course on integrated…

This study identified and described appropriate training activities to help educators develop the skills necessary to participate in a team setting. The qualitative research paradigm allowed researchers to collect data in the contextual setting. Researchers conducted interviews and reviewed documents related to team building activities, noting…

This volume presents thoughts on measuring team performance written by experts currently working with teams in fields such as training, evaluation, and process consultation. The chapters are: (1) "An Overview of Team Performance Measurement" (Michael T. Brannick and Carolyn Prince); (2) "A Conceptual Framework for Teamwork Measurement" (Terry L.…

In a foreword introducing a book edited by Carson and Smith (1993), the position is taken that a viable partnership in school renewal should be considered by the principal and the library media specialist. Key elements are discussed in the foreword, and developed further in the book, that must be considered in developing such a team approach. The…

A curriculum team plan was implemented to produce a unified course linking anthropology, sociology, and psychology for high school seniors. (Author/KM)

Multiple-architect designs and a preservative of chain-store identities accomplish visual variety for a one-of-a-kind campus at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and an enclosed shopping mall in Los Cerritos, California. (Author)

Feedback in a trust-destroying portion of a problem-solving discussion" was found to be significantly more disruptive than feedback in a trust-building portion of that same discussion." (Author/RD)

Intensive brainstorming sessions for a new community college resulted in nontraditional architecture that stresses maximum flexibility and space. (Author)

Examines the contributions which can be made by home economists as well as methods to implement the extending of home economics into health care services. (Editor)

Suggests a counseling effort that should be established between school counselors and industrial arts teachers to offer more adequate occupational and educational guidance to students interested in technical fields. (GR)

Major points made by the authors of this special journal edition are briefly reviewed. A shift from a general practice model of school psychology to a corporate model is noted. Differences between teamwork in schools and in industry and medicine are described, and team functioning in schools is equated with committee activity. (Author)