Improving teamwork abilities across cultural differences: Belbin group role theory applied

The Belbin method has been applied at the education in Arctic Technology in Greenland as a way of improving the student s teamwork abilities. The feedback from the students is that Belbin is a meaningful and relevant tool and they are very engaged during the teamwork exercises. They get a theoretica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Godskesen, Mirjam
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Active Learning for Engineering Education (ALE) 2009
Subjects:
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge
Education
Higher > Congresses
Group work in education
The Belbin method
Ensenyament universitari > Qualitat > Congressos
Ensenyament > Treball en equip
Arctic
Greenland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2099/7810
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Summary:The Belbin method has been applied at the education in Arctic Technology in Greenland as a way of improving the student s teamwork abilities. The feedback from the students is that Belbin is a meaningful and relevant tool and they are very engaged during the teamwork exercises. They get a theoretical approach to teamwork and a language in which they can talk about their own and each others strengths and weaknesses. There are indications that it has positive effect on their subsequent teamwork. Peer Reviewed

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