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Team-based design for Design and Technology
journal contribution
posted on 2006-07-06, 13:37 authored by Howard G. DentonSchools and universities are under pressure to develop team working capability in pupils and
students. This pressure comes from:
a. Industry and commerce, as there are strong indications that well-designed team working
improves performance (Hoerr, 1989; Saba, 1989) and working relationships (Buchanan,
1989).
b. Education, as there is evidence that cooperative work can support learning generally
(Cowie & Rudduck, 1988).
This article reviews some of the relevant literature. The development of team-based design
capability is illustrated over the four years of teacher training in Design and Technology at
Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. Finally, issues in developing team-based
design capability in schools are identified. In this article a team is defined as a number of
individuals cooperating in the production of a single outcome; a group as individuals
cooperating, but producing individual outcomes.
History
School
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DENTON, H.G., 2003. Team-based design for Design and Technology. Journal of Technology Studies, XXIX(1), pp. 45-51Publisher
© Epsilon Pi TauPublication date
2003Notes
This article was published in the journal, Journal of Technology Studies [© Epsilon Pi Tau, Inc] and is also available at: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JOTS/.ISSN
1071-6084Language
- en