Teamwork

Education for entrants to the environment professions

Bibliographic Data

ID12526423
AuthorsBarry Meehan (RMIT University, corresponding author), Ian Thomas (0000-0001-9808-0202, RMIT University)
Year2006
Volume12
Issue5
Pages609-623
Publication date2006-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Education Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-4622 • E-ISSN: 1469-5871
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13504620601053571
OpenAlexW2055848144
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

Numerous reports over recent years emphasise the importance of teamwork training in undergraduate programs in environment education at tertiary level. This paper describes a project undertaken by a team of final year undergraduate environment students from four faculties at RMIT University in Australia working on a multi‐disciplinary environment project in Vietnam. The students clearly gained confidence in teamwork and working as professionals. Importantly, they identified some of the key issues associated with teamwork, and with professional activities. While they had not yet entered professional work, the students demonstrated that they had learnt skills that would be of direct importance to them in the professional conduct of a multi‐disciplinary project. The project also demonstrated that multi‐disciplinary teamwork fits well into environmental projects, and importantly that the experiences are recognised by students as being valuable preparation for their environmental professions

Engineering ethics · Environmental education · Mathematics education · Medical education · Outdoor education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Teamwork · Work environment · Engineering · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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