Faculty Groups : From Frustration to Collaboration.

A perfect road map for teachers, this research-based book translates what social scientists have learned about work groups into practical guidelines for educators to ensure student learning.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wheelan, Susan A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2004.
Temas:
Teaching teams.
Group work in education.
Effective teaching.
School environment.
Enseignement > Travail en équipe.
Enseignement efficace.
Milieu scolaire.
Effective teaching
Group work in education
School environment
Teaching teams
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Chapter 1
  • Why Educators Should Work together: The Case for Faculty Teamwork
  • Many Teachers Know Why
  • Many Teachers Remain Unconvinced
  • But We Don't Know How
  • What We Can Do
  • Chapter 2
  • How Groups Develop and How Groups Get Stuck
  • Groups Develop Across Time
  • Stage I Groups
  • Stage II Groups
  • Stage III Groups
  • Stage IV Groups
  • Not all People or Work Groups Develop Successfully
  • Chapter 3
  • Skillful Membership
  • Effective Member Checklist
  • Section 1: Attitudes and Feelings
  • Section 2: Processes and Procedures
  • Section 3: Communication and Participation
  • Section 4: Support and Encouragement
  • Section 5: Intergroup Relations
  • Section 6: Work and Productivity
  • A Final Activity: The Collaboration Survey
  • Chapter 4
  • Skillful Leadership
  • Effective Leader Checklist
  • The Leadership Myth
  • Effective Leadership
  • Leading a Stage I Team
  • Leading a Stage II Team
  • Leading a Stage III Team
  • Leading a Stage IV Team
  • Chapter 5
  • Designing Effective Meetings
  • Meeting Basics
  • Steps in Planning a Meeting
  • Meetings of Groups at Different Stages of Development
  • The Role of Members in Successful Meetings
  • Chapter 6
  • Keeping Your Group on Track during Stage I and II
  • The Goals of Stage I
  • The Goals of Stage II
  • Chapter 7
  • Keeping Your Group on Track during Stage III and IV
  • The Goals of Stage III
  • Team Performance Checklist
  • The Goals of Stage IV
  • Chapter 8
  • Intergroup Collaboration and Culture Change
  • Changing a Negative School Culture
  • The Organizational Support Checklist
  • Chapter 9
  • Supporting Teams and Providing Professional Development
  • Ineffective Team-Building Methods
  • Effective Team-Building Methods
  • Steps toward Improving Team Performance
  • A Case Example.
  • Chapter 10
  • Imagining a Collaborative Future: Some Stories and a Modest Proposal
  • Focusing on Collaboration
  • Where to Start?
  • A Modest Proposal
  • Resource A: Effective Member Checklist
  • Resource B: The Collaboration Survey
  • Resource C: Effective Leader Checklist
  • Resource D: Team Performance Checklist
  • Resource E: The Organizational Support Checklist
  • Bibliography
  • 1. Collaboration and Student Outcomes
  • 2. Organizational Culture
  • 3. Groups and Group Development
  • 4. Effective Membership
  • 5. Effective Leadership
  • 6. Effective Meetings
  • 7. Team Building/Organizational Development/Staff Development
  • Index.

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