Academic Alignment to Reduce the Presence of "Social Loafers" and "Diligent Isolates" in Student Teams

Autor/inn/en	Pieterse, Vreda; Thompson, Lisa
Titel	Academic Alignment to Reduce the Presence of "Social Loafers" and "Diligent Isolates" in Student Teams
Quelle	In: Teaching in Higher Education, 15 (2010) 4, S.355-367 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-2517
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Computer Software; Engineering Education; Group Dynamics; Teamwork; Administrators; Job Skills; Academic Ability; Conflict; Alignment (Education); Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Ingenieurausbildung; Gruppendynamik; Produktive Fertigkeit; Konflikt
Abstract	The acquisition of effective teamwork skills is crucial in all disciplines. Using an interpretive approach, this study investigates collaboration and co-operation in teams of software engineering students. Teams whose members were both homogeneous and heterogeneous in terms of their members' academic abilities, skills and goals were identified and compared. We describe the occurrence of "social loafing", a well-reported phenomenon, in these teams. We also observed a phenomenon which we termed "diligent isolation". Our assumption was that both of these can cause team dysfunction. Additional causes which became apparent during the research are listed. The article includes suggestions for improving team functionality. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10