Teaching Team Science: The Key to Addressing 21st Century Global Challenges

Autor: Hannah B. Love, Jennifer E. Cross, Bailey K. Fosdick, Elizabeth Tofany, Ellyn M. Dickmann
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Small Group Research. 54:396-427
ISSN: 1552-8278
1046-4964
Popis: To solve complex 21st-century global challenges, universities must prepare students to be competent team members. This article presents results from analysis of data collected at a university in four types of undergraduate sociology classrooms using mixed-methods, including social network analysis, student reflections, and an alumni survey. Results showed that learning is a social process. Compared with traditional lecture, fixed teams, and interacting teams, opportunistic collaboration is the most effective structure in teaching team learning through fostering communication, support, and learning networks. Post-secondary education should endorse opportunistic collaboration learning practices to prepare students for workplace success in a global economy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE