Effective Classroom Teamwork

Gary Thomas is a Senior Lecturer at Oxford Polytechnic and has taught in primary and secondary schools. He has worked as an educational psychologist in Manchester, and, from University College London, as a staff tutor to two psychological services. He has jointly edited two other books, Planning for Special Needs and Tackling Learning Difficulties.

• Chapter 1 THE NEW CLASSROOM TEAMS; Chapter 2 THE DYNAMICS OF TEAMS; Chapter 3 CLASSROOM TEAMS; Chapter 4 CLASSROOM TEAMS; Chapter 5 A MODEL FOR ANALYSING CLASSROOM TEAMS; Chapter 6 INVESTIGATING CLASSROOM TEAMS; Chapter 7 THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF THE NEW TEAMWORK; Chapter 8 TEACHERS, PARENTS AND ANCILLARIES IN TEAMS; Chapter 9 SUPPORT TEACHERS; Chapter 10 DIARY OF A SUPPORT TEACHER; Chapter 11 TEAM PERSONALITIES; Chapter 12 A KEY TO THE PROBLEMS?; Chapter 13 THE EFFECT OF DEFINING ROLES; Chapter 14 OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSION; APPENDIX Extracts from the diary; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX;

`..of all the books that have addressed specific aspects of present provision Gary Thomas's Effective Classroom Teamwork is the one that makes the most significant contribution to enhancing classroom practice. It is an excellent guide to working in teams and provides insightful pointers to what makes classroom teams effective and how they can work better together ' Graham Upton, British Book News - January 1993