Conference paper
Walking the talk: the dynamic of sustainable team relationships in teacher education
Proceedings of the 2008 Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference, pp.427-440
Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference (ATEA): Teacher Educators at Work: What Works and Where is the Evidence?, 2008 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 08-Jul-2008–11-Jul-2008)
Australian Teacher Education Association
2008
Abstract
This paper describes the multi-dimensional phenomenon of team work as understood and experienced by the Faculty of Education team at Fraser Coast campus of the University of Southern Queensland. Anecdotal evidence from varied sources and over the past several years suggests that the education team is a highly successful unit that produces quality student learning outcomes. The main aim of this research was to investigate the essence of what makes this an effective higher education team, in order to develop a conceptual model for sustainable team relationships specifically in the context of teacher education, but which could have applicability more broadly to other higher education contexts. This paper begins by examining and evaluating the international and national literature with regards to teamwork in educational contexts. The phenomenon of reflective practice between and amongst team members has to date not been well researched. This paper seeks to provide a perspective on the phenomenon as it is experienced by this group of teacher educators. The study found that effective functioning of this team involved three main dimensions of activity: relaxed informality, dedicated professionalism and supportive respect.
Details
- Title
- Walking the talk: the dynamic of sustainable team relationships in teacher education
- Authors
- Trevor Black (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandMadeline Fisher (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandNoel Geoghegan (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandPenny Green (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandRomina Jamieson-Proctor (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandJohn McMaster (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandPatrick O'Brien (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandPenny Richards (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
- Contributors
- Tania Aspland (Editor)
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 2008 Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference, pp.427-440
- Conference details
- Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference (ATEA): Teacher Educators at Work: What Works and Where is the Evidence?, 2008 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 08-Jul-2008–11-Jul-2008)
- Publisher
- Australian Teacher Education Association
- Date published
- 2008
- ISBN
- 0977568512
- Copyright note
- Copyright © Australian Teacher Education Association, July 2008. Although copyright of papers published in the annual conference proceedings is held by ATEA, authors retain the right to rework their papers for publication in other venues. Where a paper is to be reproduced in its entirety, permission should be sought from the ATEA Executive. Accepted version deposited with permission of publisher.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450913902621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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