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Aquino, Karl; Serva, Mark A. – Journal of Management Education, 2005
This article describes a project that simulates the interplay between management and development project teams in a business environment. Each student team was assigned a management role supervising one project and a development role implementing another project. Results indicate that teams that communicate regularly and interact socially outside…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Program Effectiveness, Social Capital, Teamwork
Mears, Alan; Stevenson, Rosalie – Kairaranga, 2006
This article describes an action research project, based within a school, to develop and increase the social resiliency of students with special education needs in both school and community settings. The programme included role-plays, scenarios and problem solving. An assessment tool was developed to measure self-esteem amongst the students and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teacher Aides, Action Research, Special Education
Hoyt, Brian R. – 1996
The skills necessary to compete in a fast paced business environment--critical thinking, risk taking, team building, project management, and others--are not and cannot be addressed in the traditional delivery of an undergraduate business course. The Ohio University-Lancaster Management program uses a project based, just-in-time (JIT) approach to…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Computer Software, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
Blumner, Ellen – 1994
This set of learning modules was developed during a project to deliver workplace literacy instruction to individuals employed in the more than 50 businesses related to the activities the activities of the Port of Baltimore. It is intended to help employees in port businesses develop team building and problem-solving skills. The following topics…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Decision Making, Functional Literacy
Curry, Donna; Kirk, Nancy – 1991
Intended for use in conjunction with guidance and instruction from a teacher or tutor, this guide provides an overview of the philosophy of quality as well as some tools used in business and industry today. Each of four sections consists of a teacher explanation of the topics followed by student worksheets with annotated teacher keys. The first…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Arithmetic, Corporate Education
Marcus, Michael L.; Winters, Dixie L. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2004
Students from science, engineering, and technology programs should be able to work together as members of project teams to find solutions to technical problems. The exercise in this paper describes the methods actually used by a project team from a Biomedical Instrumentation Corporation in which scientists, technicians, and engineers from various…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Problem Solving
Buktenica, Norman A. – 1980
The rationale and philosophy for multidisciplinary activities by school psychologists and educators are presented with an emphasis on the acquisition of information on the social context of children's behavior and needs. Multidisciplinary training teams (MDTT) established over an eight-year period in elementary schools in Nashville, Kentucky, are…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Delivery Systems, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students

Shores, Doris – Academe, 1984
A participant in a career transition workshop for 10 former college faculty members gives an account of the sometimes difficult process of changing perspectives, attitudes, and problem-solving techniques from academe to the world of business and of learning practical job search methods. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business Administration, Career Change, College Faculty, College Instruction
McConnell, Mary E.; Cox, Carol J.; Thomas, Dawn D.; Hilvitz, Perry B. – 2001
This publication is designed to help educators understand the purpose and meaning of the functional behavioral assessment process and how to identify and assess the behavior of students with disabilities. It shows how to develop and write effective behavior intervention plans using data collected during the functional assessment and presents many…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Munn, Dawn – Environmental Education, 1995
Recounts a week-long environmental program that revolved around staff dressing up as Alpha Centaurions to point out pollution on Earth. Activities were chosen to teach students about ways in which our environment is being ruined and students were encouraged to look for solutions. Activities included zoo visits, ecological study of Brockhill Valley…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conservation Education, Dramatic Play, Ecology

Oremland, Jeffrey; Flynn, Linda; Kieff, Judith E. – Childhood Education, 2002
Defines inclusion and the importance of inclusive education. Suggests that reciprocity built on self-empowerment, mutual need, ethics, and rationality builds partnerships for inclusion. Illustrates creating reciprocal partnerships by describing one effort to build a developmentally appropriate classroom. Describes a seven-step exchange model for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Collegiality, Cooperation

Sims, Pamela J. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1994
A pharmacy school large-group (110 students) course in pharmacokinetics was designed to incorporate small-group team-based problem solving. The method allows students to learn material through traditional lecture, research the topic further, discuss the information gained, and apply the learning to specific cases in a manner that promotes…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions, Grading

Strough, JoNell; Berg, Cynthia A.; Meegan, Sean P. – Social Development, 2001
Examined how social aspects of a peer collaborative context related to differences in adolescents' interpretations of task and social problems while collaborating with peers in a naturalistic classroom setting. Found that salience of social problems, gender, and friendship were important for understanding project performance. Explored the value of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students
Knackendoffel, E. Ann – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2005
Adolescents with learning disabilities are not educated in a vacuum. Successful programming for these students involves many school professionals working together to integrate their programs for the benefit of students with learning disabilities. Collaborative teaming probably can best be described as an attitude rather than a certain way of…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Team Teaching, Special Education Teachers, Problem Solving
Emiliani, M. L. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2005
Purpose: To illustrate the applicability of "kaizen" in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: "Kaizen" process was used for ten courses contained in a part-time executive MS degree program in management. Findings: "Kaizen" was found to be an effective process for improving graduate business school courses and the value proposition for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Management Development, Masters Degrees, Educational Improvement