The physician can provide valuable counseling for parents of learning disabled children, medical information concerning the child's health, and suggestions for treatment to supplement or be integrated into the student's educational program. (SW)

Explores groups and teams from a sociological perspective, focusing on the structure of activity, the nature of interaction and interdependence, and coordination. Distinguishes between groups and teams, describes selected team sports configurations and school corollaries, and discusses dimensions of contrast and implications for leadership.…

The relative impacts of cooperative and competitive efforts on problem-solving success were explored in a review of 46 studies. Findings from these studies were categorized by problem-solving type and subjected to a meta-analysis. Members of cooperative teams outperformed competitive individuals on the identified types of problem solving. (SLD)

Reviews historical trends and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, problems in the use of interdisciplinary teams, varying degrees of team member participation and satisfaction, concerns about the team decision-making process, and implications of the special education team mandate for the training of gerontology professionals. (SK)

This article reports on extended research into the use of enquiry-based learning (EBL) and problem-based learning (PBL) in a human resource management undergraduate programme. The authors have collected and analysed qualitative and quantitative data over a three-year period, some of which have been previously reported (Reynolds and Benmore, 2003,…

Benefits of collaborative learning as achieved in peer tutoring approaches are considered, and the suggestion is made that partner learning may be just as beneficial for disabled and normal adults as it is for children. Research is reviewed on the benefits of partner learning for all parties involved: for the tutee (increased individualized…

This publication examines research on an instructional practice called teacher teaming as conducted in K-12 schools. Teacher teaming involves grouping two or more teachers together with responsibility for a group of students for instructional purposes. The report describes the major literature about the relationship that exists between teacher…

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)

Effective interteam work for health care teams must consider the following: each team's distinct model of reality, teams' culture, boundary-crossing functions that link teams with others, systems perspective, and expectations of equitable resource allocation and work burdens. (SK)

Defines high performance work organizations, summarizes research findings on their effectiveness, and describes examples in the auto, steel, apparel, airline, and computer industries. (SK)

The purposes of this paper are twofold: (1) to propose a dual perspective combining cultural and political concepts as a basis for developing sociological understanding of teamwork in school leadership; and (2) to apply this perspective to examples from the interim findings of the research into senior management teams (SMT) in English secondary…

Cooperative learning focuses group activity on preparing all members to succeed on individual assessments. Research findings show significantly greater achievement for the cooperatively taught class. Describes the elements of two comprehensive cooperative methods and proposes a model of a cooperative elementary school. (MLF)

Physical measures such as weapons checks and metal detectors are inadequate to forestall school violence. The key to managing crises is a trained, broad-based crisis-intervention team and a crisis-management plan. Team responsibilities include developing an intervention plan, coordinating with community services, educating and training staff, and…

This paper examines the merits of the interdisciplinary team model in rehabilitation settings and defines the organizational characteristics and operational polices that enhance the performance of a rehabilitation team. Team structure, leadership, process, decision making, communication, and the roles of team members are addressed. (CR)