Multidisciplinary teams of school- and community-employed mental health, health, and educational staff work together in schools to offer a full continuum of mental health promotion, prevention, early intervention, and treatment services and supports. Intentional teaming structures and practices are essential to ensure teams deliver effective,…

The purpose of this study was to compare work ethic of manufacturing machine operators between a self-directed work team and a traditional work team based on four work ethic subscales and identify differences in work ethic based on six demographic factors. The major findings from the study indicated there were significant differences in the work…

The purpose of this exploratory study was to identify and describe some of the dimensions of scientific collaborations using high throughput computing (HTC) through the lens of a virtual team performance framework. A secondary purpose was to assess the viability of using a virtual team performance framework to study scientific collaborations using…

This study examined the work ethic of manufacturing machine operators between self-directed work teams and traditional work groups using four work ethic subscales: dependable, considerate, ambitious, and cooperative (Dawson, [1999]; Petty, [1991]). Differences in measured work ethic scores were also compared across six demographic variables: age,…

Sexual abuse of children within the school environment is far more pervasive than educators realize, with studies estimating up to 500,000 annual occurrences. The Wisconsin Child Sexual Assault and Abuse Guidelines should help school staff develop policy, set up cooperative interventions with community resources, and become familiar with abuse…

A residential YMCA camp in northern Wisconsin uses wilderness adventure education to teach collaborative leadership skills to high school students. Trust and relationship-building exercises are followed by simulations, culminating in a wilderness trip. Reflective exercises internalize the learning. Presents the camp's six fundamental beliefs about…