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Safris, Richard – 1996
Intended for coaches of school competitive problem-solving teams, this publication details 70 suggestions for building, motivating, and training problem-solving teams in grades 4 to 8. The tips cover a range of topics related to preparing for competition, the competition itself, and post-competition. The pre-competition suggestions include: (1)…
Descriptors: Creativity, Early Adolescents, Extracurricular Activities, Intermediate Grades
Roda, Julie; And Others – 1994
This paper summarizes knowledge about team building acquired from participation in a Michigan Adult Education Practitioners Inquiry Project. The first step in team building is to understand the dynamics of the entire group and to identify the unique traits of each member. The paper describes techniques and activities for enhancing communication,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Collegiality, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education

1995
These five papers are from a symposium that was facilitated by Susan Dougherty at the 1995 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD). "The Relationship between Productivity and Work Team Autonomy and Team Process Effectiveness" (Candice L. Phelan) reports that correlation analysis of results of a study of 21 work teams revealed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Research, Evaluation, Human Resources
Inglis, Scott – 1994
This book is aimed at managers, chief executives, personnel directors, and all those who want to know what action learning can do for their organizations. Part 1 (Chapters 1-3) provides a general introduction to action learning. It describes the underlying theory and principles of action learning and the benefits that organizations can expect to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Experiential Learning, Learning, Management Development
Colorado Community Coll. and Occupational Education System, Denver. – 1992
This volume, one of a series of curriculum guides compiled by the Colorado Workplace Learning Initiative: 1991-92, contains seven workplace literacy courses on enhanced basic skills involving decisions, teams, problem solving, and critical thinking. Introductory materials include a table of contents and a list of the curriculum topics covered by…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Guides
Southard, Sherry – 1993
Many of the theories about communicating effectively in corporate structures as well as the accompanying pedagogy do not pertain to changes in corporate structure and communication brought about by Total Quality Management (TQM). TQM creates a work environment in which employees need problem-solving skills and interpersonal skills that allow them…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Higher Education, Management Systems, Organizational Communication
Doll, Elizabeth – 1990
The present structure of the multi-disciplinary team in crisis centers for adolescents lacks training for youth workers in the decision-making process. This report discusses the development of a youth worker position on a multi-disciplinary team in a short-term residential crisis center for adolescents. Three youth workers, for a period of 3.5…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Caseworkers, Cooperation, Crisis Intervention
Kruse, Gary – 1987
The Staff Development Team of the Columbus City Schools (Nebraska), composed of three teachers and three administrators, emphasizes the need for long-range planning in its design of an inservice model for the school district. Emphasis was placed on identifying and addressing the unique needs of teachers within the school district. The model also…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Models, Needs Assessment
Watson, Eugene R. – High Sch J, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Blake, Duane L. – 1971
The Blake Interaction Model presented in this manual is designed to eliminate three problems which usually confront a task force charged with the responsibility of program development in a conference setting: (1) how to involve simultaneously several work groups in the productive capacity developing solutions for several separate problems; (2) how…
Descriptors: Committees, Conferences, Decision Making, Group Activities

Mourey, Deborah A.; Manfields, Jerry W. – Special Libraries, 1984
Describes use of quality circles (QC)--small groups of employees who meet regularly and voluntarily to identify, solve, and implement solutions to work-related problems--as a form of participative decision making, highlighting QC concept, establishing a QC, introduction process, management support, benefits, evaluation, and shortcomings. Thirteen…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employee Responsibility, Employees, Library Administration

Robinson, Judith; Jacobson, Thomas L. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2003
Reports a research effort conducted as part of a curriculum design process for a new Masters in Information and Communication at the University at Buffalo School of Informatics. Discusses input from private and public sector organizations who need information technology (IT) workers and who stressed the need for skills in communication, problems…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development, Information Science Education, Information Technology

Hammerschmidt, Peter K. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1996
Results from a 4-year study tracking creative problem-solving success rates among 952 managers in 8-person teams (4 planners and 4 implementers) are reported. Coordination of subteam role (task) with Kirton Adaption Innovation Inventory (KAI) type significantly increased group success rates, while placing KAI types outside their preferred roles…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Role, Administrators, Adults

Hannay, Lynne M. – Journal of Staff Development, 1994
Designing staff development activities that incorporate four elements of reflective practice helps develop participants' reflective abilities. The article discusses focusing on real problems and concerns; changing the nature of the problem; process-oriented staff development; and promoting collaborative partnerships. (SM)
Descriptors: Collegiality, Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education

Isaacson, Nancy; Bamburg, Jerry – Educational Leadership, 1992
In "The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization" (1990), Peter Senge shows how educators can achieve meaningful change and transform schools into self-renewing learning organizations. Organizations must develop five disciplines: personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, team learning, and systems…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education