Susan Wheelan was president of GDQ Associates, Inc. Until 2001, she was a professor of psychological studies and faculty director of the Training and Development Center at Temple University. Dr. Wheelan received Temple University's Great Teacher Award in 1992. She also worked as a psychologist in a number of hospital and clinical settings. Dr. Wheelan was the author of Facilitating Training Groups; Group Processes: A Developmental Perspective; Creating Effective Teams: A Guide for Members and Leaders; and Faculty Groups: From Frustration to Collaboration. She was editor of the Handbook of Group Research and Practice and coeditor of The Lewin Legacy: Field Theory in Current Practice and Advances in Field Theory. She wrote 66 research articles for publication.
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Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Why Educators Should Work Together: The Case for Faculty Teamwork 2. How Groups Develop and How Groups Get Stuck 3. Skillful Membership 4. Skillful Leadership 5. Designing Effective Meetings 6. Keeping Your Group on Track During Stage I and II 7. Keeping Your Group on Track During Stage III and IV 8. Intergroup Collaboration and Culture Change 9. Supporting Teams and Providing Professional Development 10. Imagining a Collaborative Future: Some Stories and a Modest Proposal Resource A: Effective Member Checklist Resource B: The Collaboration Survey Resource C: Effective Leader Checklist Resource D: Team Performance Checklist Resource E: The Organizational Support Checklist Bibliography Index
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