COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, DELIBERATION, AND INNOVATION

Episteme ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Brad Wray
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Wrong Direction ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Alternative Solutions

AbstractI evaluate the extent to which we could learn something about how we should be conducting collaborative research in science from the research on groupthink. I argue that Solomon has set us in the wrong direction, failing to recognize that the consensus in scientific specialties is not the result of deliberation. But the attention to the structure of problem-solving that has emerged in the groupthink research conducted by psychologists can help us see when deliberation could lead to problems for a research team. I argue that whenever we need to generate alternative solutions or proposals, groupthink is a genuine threat, and research teams would be wise to allow individuals opportunities to work alone. But the benefits of team work emerge when scientists seek to evaluate the various proposals generated, and determine a course of action. Then the group is less prone is groupthink, and the interaction of group members can be an epistemic asset.

Building a Research Team in Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology Nursing

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 330-337
Author(s):  
Kristin Stegenga ◽  
Lauri Linder ◽  
Jeanne M. Erickson ◽  
Suzanne Ameringer ◽  
Catherine Fiona Macpherson
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Oncology Nursing ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Nursing Science ◽  
Pediatric Hematology ◽  
Attractive Option ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Young Adult Oncology

Introduction: Participation on a collaborative team is an attractive option for conducting research, especially in pediatric hematology/oncology nursing, where the patient population is small. The Consortium to Study Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer (CS2AYAC) is a nursing research team that has been in existence for over a decade. Purpose: The authors share the process by which CS2AYAC formed and describe key features that contribute to its sustainability. Results: While the team developed organically rather than via the tenets of team science, key aspects of success include principles related to mentorship, communication, building trust, establishing shared goals, and managing conflict. Conclusions: This description of one team’s experience may help other nurses build their own teams for research. Strong, collaborative research teams will advance pediatric hematology/oncology nursing science and scholarship and can be an important source of collegiality and support.

scholarly journals Counselors as Advocates: Effects of a Pilot Project Designed to Develop Advocacy Knowledge and Confidence in Trainees

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Edwards ◽  
Kevin A. Tate ◽  
Jennifer M. Cook ◽  
Michelle P. Toigo ◽  
Abigail C. Yeomans
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Counseling ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Student Reflection ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Core Category

While there has been increased attention to advocacy within counseling and counseling psychology, it has been noted that trainees generally feel unprepared to engage in advocacy and do not participant e in this type of work to a large extent, even with increased age or professional experience). The qualitative study summarizes the findings of a project within a graduate multicultural counseling course designed to increase trainee knowledge and confidence related to advocacy. This project required students (N = 19) to complete individual advocacy projects in the community, with opportunities for self-reflection and evaluation of their progress throughout the semester. Student reflection responses about the effects of this project were analyzed using methods from Grounded Theory by a collaborative research team. This process resulted in a core category of responses that included expanded definitions of advocacy, increased self-confidence regarding advocacy work, obstacles encountered, and reactions to the course assignment. Implications and future directions are discussed.

scholarly journals An endnote: Advice and recommendations from University of Waikato education professionals, for teachers as researchers

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
Kerry Earl Rinehart ◽  
Judith Mills
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
The University ◽  
Relational Contexts

We conclude this issue with some advice for teachers as researchers from members of the Division of Education staff at the University of Waikato along with some recommendations for helpful reference books. The emphasis of this article, in the words of four of the staff, is one of the support available to assist education researchers. Educational research is not conducted in solitary but by researchers within a variety of relational contexts. Therefore, University teachers and class peers, supervisors, members of collaborative research teams and journal editors can all provide support in a teacher- researcher’s research journey.

scholarly journals Adjunct Faculty Perceptions of Participation in Online Collaborative Research Teams

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Hartman ◽  
Danielle Kearns-Sixsmith ◽  
Patricia Akojie ◽  
Christa Banton
Keyword(s):  
Adjunct Faculty ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Organizational Skills ◽  
Part Time Faculty ◽  
Inquiry Approach

Career professionals who serve as adjunct faculty at the university level are expected to engage in continual research and publishing to maintain their status as adjunct (part-time) faculty, to be considered for potential advancement, and to qualify for additional compensation.  One way of meeting this objective is to participate in online collaborative research projects benefiting from a set of multiple lenses, multiple insights, and a multitude of considerations in regard to design, methodology, data interpretations, and broader reaching implications.  A narrative inquiry approach was applied to gain an in-depth understanding of the experiences of adjunct faculty working in online collaborative research teams. Data was gathered through phone interviews where adjunct faculty shared their personal experiences and reflections about working as collaborative researchers in an online environment. Using an inductive process, themes were drawn from the responses of the participants to address the research question. The dominant themes found were organizational skills, interpersonal skills, and personal growth and development. The results of the study led to recommendations for supporting adjunct faculty in online collaborative research for building a sense of scholarly community and expanding opportunities for personal professional growth.

scholarly journals Attributes of Interdisciplinary Research Teams: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jahan Lakhani ◽  
Karen Benzies ◽  
K. Alix Hayden
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Team Development ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Leadership Communication ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Progressive Movement ◽  
Health Related

Purpose: To solve large complex health-related problems, there has been a progressive movement towards interdisciplinary research teams; however, there has been minimal investigation into the attributes of successful teams. The purpose of this literature review was to examine the attributes that are important for the effective functioning of these teams. Method: Literature from medicine, nursing and psychology databases, published between 1990 and 2010, was reviewed. Principal findings: Thematic organization of the findings identified seven attributes important to effective interdisciplinary research teams: team purpose, goals, leadership, communication, cohesion, mutual respect and reflection. These attributes are described in depth. Conclusion: Identification of these attributes could form the basis of a new measure to monitor interdisciplinary research team effectiveness, identify weaknesses and promote team development.

The Problems Resolved in a New Account of Reason

2018 ◽  
pp. 75-104
Author(s):  
Barry Hoffmaster ◽  
Cliff Hooker
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Formal Reasoning ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Human Skill ◽  
Formal Rationality ◽  
Deliberative Processes ◽  
Resolution Processes ◽  
Creative Construction

Deliberative judgment formation is a core human skill largely irreplaceable by rational formalisms. Judgment is rationally learnable and improvable like other skills, and well-designed deliberation is the foundation of non-formal rationality. It includes self-improvement by learning about our own norms and deliberative processes, exemplified in increasingly powerful scientific method, in the spread of institutional ethical resolution processes, and so on. There are four principal resources or means for the improvement of skilled judgment: observation, the use of both formal and non-formal reasoning procedures, constrained but creative construction, and systematic critical appraisal. These four bundles of processes are utilized by both individuals and, typically more powerfully, by communal groupings such as research teams. The bulk of the chapter is devoted to expositions of the four resources of non-formal reason and their strategic deployment in problem solving.

Academic ESP Oral Production

2017 ◽  
pp. 255-271
Author(s):  
Soraya García-Sánchez ◽  
Conchi Hernández-Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Global Competence ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Oral Production ◽  
International Language ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Successful Communication

Current higher education students are frequently engaged to 24/7 interconnectedness, which should contribute towards their careful awareness of other languages and cultures at the time of receiving or communicating information. English remains the international language higher education learners and professional citizens in general need to perform to access the most competent job vacancies. This chapter is based on assessing oral production tasks that pursue to enhance speaking skills, team-work competences, and problem-solving in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses in the Degrees of History and Social Work. The results compare not only the oral outcomes of these two ESP groups but what evaluation procedures and assessment criteria have been considered to promote successful communication in English. Equally, this ESP content would be analysed to observe if teams succeeded in building not only local needs but also a conscious global education that is responsibly engaged with other cultures, as promoted by the global competence.

Using The New Yorker Magazine’s Cartoon Caption Contest to Stimulate Creative Group Problem Solving: An In-Class Exercise

2020 ◽  
pp. 237929812090909
Author(s):  
John D. Keiser
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Creative Problem Solving ◽  
New Yorker ◽  
Group Problem Solving ◽  
Class Environment ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Creative Problem ◽  
The New Yorker

Three staples of management and organizational behavior classes are units on creativity, problem solving, and group decision making. This article presents an experiential exercise in creative problem solving in which the participants attempt to create a cartoon caption both individually and in small groups. The cartoons all come from The New Yorker magazine’s weekly Cartoon Caption Contest. The exercise allows the participants to get some experience in creative problem solving and decision making as group members. In addition to introducing these topics, the exercise proves to be a lighthearted way for students to get to know one another and helps create an interactive class environment during the semester.

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