Perceptions of team workers in youth care of what makes teamwork effective

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-316

  Buljac Samardzic, M ^a   van Wijngaarden, J D H ^a   van Wijk, K P ^a   van Exel, N J A ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude research; Q methodology; Team effectiveness; Teamwork; Youth care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953328507     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00978.x     Document Type: Article

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