Using action research to teach students to manage team learning and improve teamwork satisfaction

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-248

  Scott Ladd, Brenda ^a   Chan, Christopher A ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action research; Collectivism; Conflict management; Learning styles; Team development; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149089023     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787408095848     Document Type: Article

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