Examines sport as a separate sphere of social reality and the general ethic of team sport. Considers the circumstances that prompt sport figures' apologiae, describes the materials they incorporate in their public defenses, and offers generalizations to explain these conventions. (PD)

The article outlines the cooperative educational service agency (CESA) preschool multidisciplinary team (M-Team) processing cost as defined in the "Rules Implementing Subchapter IV of Chapter 115, Wisconsin Statutes." Eight steps of the M-Team process are itemized including diagnostic evaluation, M-Team staffing, and receipt of parental…

The complex attitudinal impact on women athletes of receiving or not receiving a scholarship is examined. (JD)

The author traces some of the current trends in career education for the learning disabled and presents a model for providing career education to secondary learning disabled students. (SBH)

A modification of the leader model might allow some of the advantages of the leadership model while providing for more democratic action. A plan for rotation of leaders could be included in the initial structure. Such a plan might lessen the competition and tension that exists between disciplines. (Author)

Study of male athletes at Springfield College indicates that while participation in competitive sports reduces feelings of aggression for winners, it may actually increase such feelings for losers. Author concludes that emphasis should be placed on performance rather than winning or losing. (RW)

Reports on survey of 28 federal and military executives drawn from participants in seminar workshops in organizational development through team building. Participants reported improved ability to resolve interpersonal conflict, reward employees, confront unacceptable performers, motivate and communicate with subordinates, build trust, manage time,…

Provides a model for school organization structured to encourage coordination and communication between specialists, teachers, and principals. (Author/IRT)

Presents arguments in favor of administrative teams. (IRT)

This model of organizational learning represents a transformative learning process involving shared mental models and vision; links between organizational, team, and individual learning; and the central role of leadership and teamwork. (SK)

Although the work environment has changed, business schools are not preparing graduates for leadership and team building. One reason may be that schools do not know how to train, which requires doing activities more than learning theories. (SK)

Teams can boost creativity, morale, and communication, but they can also unleash disharmony, create tension, and waste time. To maximize teaming benefits, administrators must share authority, cultivate teacher leadership, train all team members, use situational leadership, model effective team leader behaviors, provide incentives, support each…

To support concepts such as teacher empowerment, school improvement plans, and site-based decision making, principals must learn how to lead or work with small groups. Each project team must have a champion (usually the principal), assigned members, a name, a district goal, desired outcomes, critical parameters, a time frame, resources, processes,…

Suggestions are provided for mental retardation service providers interested in closer cooperation with the self-advocacy movement. Tips emphasize sharing information, establishing local self-advocacy groups, encouraging convention participation, encouraging staff involvement, listening to consumers, and listening to the voices of the…