How to create high-performance student teams : techniques and strategies for cultivating inclusive teams in higher education / Ruth Sessler Bernstein (associate professor of nonprofit management), Amy Johnson (executive in residence in management) and Regan Harwell Schaffer (Divisional Dean of Business Administration Division, Seaver College, Pepperdine University, USA).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernstein, Ruth Sessler, author.

Johnson, Amy (Editor), author.

Schaffer, Regan Harwell, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

How to guides (Cheltenham, UK)

How to guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teaching--Methodology.

College teaching.

Team learning approach in education.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This book equips instructors in higher education with tools and techniques to foster meaningful and inclusive student engagement through teamwork. Grounded in research and refined through decades of classroom experience, Ruth Sessler Bernstein, Amy Johnson, and Regan Harwell Schaffer provide adaptable, easy-to-implement strategies that support content mastery, high performance and the development of interpersonal and cultural competence. Actionable steps guide instructors in forming strong teams, handling conflict, increasing self-awareness and helping shape students' characters, worldview and professional readiness. The authors present structured interaction practices that allow all students to contribute meaningfully and grow through feedback and reflection. They emphasize the value of inclusive and intentionally structured practices that enable student teams to become spaces for growth, empathy and the development of essential leadership skills for today's diverse, dynamic and interconnected world. An essential resource for educators and instructors across a variety of disciplines, this book is also go-to reading material for students and scholars in education, teaching methods and business and management"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction: Why high-performance inclusive teams matter in higher education

2. From diversity to inclusion: The challenges to successful high-performance inclusive student teams

3. The framework in action: A practice-based, evidence- informed framework for leveraging inclusion

4. Designing teams with purpose: Establishing teaching goals for building inclusive team interactions

5. Structuring for belonging: Engaging together as a team by creating mission and values

6. Tools for inclusive practice: Engaging together as a team by structuring intentional inclusive practices

7. Reflection, feedback, and accountability: Engaging together as a team by evaluating self and team behaviors

8. Learning through discomfort: Engaging together as a team by adapting behaviors

9. Flexibility with integrity: Advanced strategies for inclusive high-performance student teams

10. Conclusion: Empowering high-performance inclusive teams

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035346578 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.