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Riebe, Linda; Roepen, Dean; Santarelli, Bruno; Marchioro, Gary – Education & Training, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a case study on improvements to professional teaching practice within an undergraduate university business programme to more effectively teach an employability skill and enhance the student experience of teamwork. Design/methodology/approach: A three-phase approach to teaching teamwork was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Business Administration Education, Teamwork
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Stewart, Cherry; Edwards, Helen – International Education Studies, 2012
The introduction of digital tools to a distance education environment often creates tensions due to students' past educational experiences and can require a shift in their concepts of the lecturers' and learners' responsibilities. The purpose of the study was to determine how well distance education students adapt to interactive online learning…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Conflict Resolution, Skill Development, Distance Education
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Scott-Ladd, Brenda; Chan, Christopher C. A. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2008
This article reports on a study investigating strategies that students can use to develop skills in managing team learning. Two groups of second-year management students participated in a semester-long action research project over two semesters. The students were educated on team development, team processes and conflict management and how to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Ownership, Conflict Resolution, Student Participation
Dumbrell, Tom; de Montfort, Rowena; Finnegan, Wendy – 2002
Recent changes in the nature of work in Australia's process manufacturing industry and their impact on operative-level workers and vocational education and training (VET) were examined. Structured interviews were conducted with training or human resource managers in 16 firms representing a cross-section of small, medium, and large enterprises…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Coping