Team-Based Collaboration in Higher Education Learning and Teaching: A Review of the Literature (SpringerBriefs in Education)

This book examines what collaboration means in practice, and the factors that enable effective team collaboration for learning and teaching in higher education. It explains how academics can work more collaboratively, and how universities can organise and govern themselves by means of collaboration. The book brings together current research and commentaries on collaboration in higher education to provide important guidance derived from a synthesis and evaluation of the existing empirical research and commentaries in the field. The book will benefit all readers who are interested in making their own teams and higher education organisations more collaborative. It will help them plan collaborative innovations in their organisations, identify priorities for professional capacity building, and design collaborative organisational structures. Preface 6 Contents 7 1 Introduction 9 1.1 The Need for Collaboration in Higher Education Curriculum Design 9 1.2 The Gap between Aspiration and Practice 10 1.3 The Literature Review Method 12 References 13 2 Defining Collaboration and Previewing Success Factors for Effective Collaboration 16 2.1 Defining Collaboration 16 2.2 Summary of Defining Collaboration 24 2.3 Previewing Success Factors for Effective Team Collaboration 24 References 31 3 Developing Individual Attitudes, Dispositions and Interpersonal Skills for Collaboration 35 3.1 Sharing Values, Beliefs and Interpersonal Skills 35 3.2 The Impact of Frame of Reference 36 3.3 Indicators of Facilitative Behaviour 37 3.4 Summary of Developing Individual Attitudes, Dispositions and Interpersonal Skills 39 References 39 4 Team-Based Structures, Protocols and Problem-Solving Skills for Effective Collaboration 41 4.1 Structures, Protocols and Problem-Solving Skills 41 4.2 Implementing Collaborative Problem-Solving with Integrity and at Scale 44 4.3 Summary of Team-Based Structures, Protocols and Problem-Solving Skills 46 References 47 5 Building Shared Mental Models 48 5.1 Sharing Knowledge and Expertise 48 5.2 Building Knowledge and Shared Mental Models in Teams 50 5.3 Summary of Building Shared Mental Models 53 References 54 6 Leadership, Team Norms and Supports for Effective Collaboration 55 6.1 Leadership and Team Norms 55 6.2 Leadership and Organisational Supports for Collaboration 56 6.3 Summary of Leadership, Team Norms and Supports 59 References 59 7 The Effects of Collaboration on Learning and Practice 61 7.1 Summary of the Effects of Collaboration on Learning and Practice 66 References 66 8 Discussion and Conclusion 68 References 70 Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Introduction (Catherine Newell, Alan Bain)....Pages 1-7 Defining Collaboration and Previewing Success Factors for Effective Collaboration (Catherine Newell, Alan Bain)....Pages 9-27 Developing Individual Attitudes, Dispositions and Interpersonal Skills for Collaboration (Catherine Newell, Alan Bain)....Pages 29-34 Team-Based Structures, Protocols and Problem-Solving Skills for Effective Collaboration (Catherine Newell, Alan Bain)....Pages 35-41 Building Shared Mental Models (Catherine Newell, Alan Bain)....Pages 43-49 Leadership, Team Norms and Supports for Effective Collaboration (Catherine Newell, Alan Bain)....Pages 51-56 The Effects of Collaboration on Learning and Practice (Catherine Newell, Alan Bain)....Pages 57-63 Discussion and Conclusion (Catherine Newell, Alan Bain)....Pages 65-69 This book examines what collaboration means in practice and the factors that enable effective team collaboration for learning and teaching in higher education. It explains how academics can work more collaboratively and how universities can organize and govern themselves by means of collaboration. The authors synthesize and evaluate existing empirical research and commentaries on collaboration in higher education to provide important guidance. The book can benefit all readers who are interested in making their own teams and higher education organizations more collaborative. It will help them plan collaborative innovations in their organizations, identify priorities for professional capacity building, and design collaborative organizational structures