International schools' responsibility for easing students' entry and exit is becoming an accepted norm. A transition-resource team can serve its community by consolidating transition efforts, increasing transition expertise, and providing transition education (via curriculum redesign and developmental guidance). Teams can promote activities,…

Investigated the advantages and disadvantages of placing student teachers in a collaborative situation at one elementary school. Data from student teacher journals and surveys, cooperating teacher interviews, and supervisor field notes indicated that, despite a few disadvantages, there were many benefits to introducing collaboration during the…

Discusses the usefulness of team collaboration when working with students with chronic health and/or other disabilities and the manner in which rehabilitation psychologists function in this process. Notes the values and roles of rehabilitation psychology and ways rehabilitation psychologists can enhance the education process for these students.…

Discusses the merits of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Toshiba ExploraVision competition, one of the world's largest international science competitions. Gives teams of three to four students the opportunity to use imagination and other skills to create a vision of technology in the future. (DDR)

Ideally, school leadership should be shared among staff. However, the extent of justifiable sharing in actual practice depends on diverse contexts and consequent risks for headteachers. Research on management teams at four British primary schools shows how principals variably shared leadership by setting parameters for teamwork. (Contains 42…

Trust is a significant factor in collective action. A composite case illustrates the value of trust as a critical element of effective teamwork in a self-managed school context. Trust depends on individuals' predilections, intensive communication and interaction patterns, team composition, guiding principles, and teammates' emotional bonding.…

Discusses the New Zealand Geography Olympiad for 4th, 5th, and 6th form geography students, focusing on the schools round, the regional rounds, and the National Final, which produced a four member team that traveled to Toronto (Canada) to compete in the 4th National Geographic International Geography Olympiad. Discusses the International Olympiad.…

Interprofessional collaboration in the schools is discussed in terms of: major influences on collaboration (including social changes, legislation, and educational changes); practical aspects of teamwork; and parameters of collaboration in practice such as collaboration with students and their families, collaboration among school professionals, and…

Examines the use of partner testing, a form of cooperative learning that allows students to study and take tests with a partner. Describes results from a study allowing students to choose to use partners or not, discussing student reactions and performance. Includes guidelines for implementing partner testing. (21 citations) (MAB)

Given the challenges and ethical dilemmas involved in serving individuals with disabilities, some feminist researchers and practitioners question the efficacy of male administrative leadership models. Through an analysis of feminist perspectives and women's leadership styles, this article defines and postulates an ethic of care and leadership for…

Kentucky's ungraded Primary School Program is defined by seven critical attributes: developmentally appropriate educational practices, multiage/multiability classrooms, continuous progress, authentic assessments, qualitative reporting methods, professional teamwork, and positive parent involvement. This article explains these attributes,…

The Individual Student Planning Team Process is presented as a method for planning effective educational programs for all students in inclusive classrooms. The process involves identifying student educational strengths and needs, determining which needs can be met through general education activities, supporting individual student programs in…

Undergraduates enrolled in a field video production class at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington completed a low ropes challenge course as a team-building activity. Found that the ropes course contributed to group processes and getting students to trust one another, although its contribution to building intragroup cohesiveness was…

Describes and evaluates the reflecting team approach with family practice residents to teach interviewing skills, systems-oriented psychosocial interventions, and patient behavioral health consultations. Questionnaire responses of 18 family practice residents participating in a longitudinal behavioral health program at the University of Arizona…

States that Central Community College (Nebraska) has taken the lead in many business, industry, and educational collaborations. Two models are described: (1) the development and implementation of a collaborative team; and (2) team approaches that allow for substantial increases in funding and full-time equivalents while serving business and…