Presentation of the Research Team “Research Team on Applied Anthropology of Health” (ERAAS)

Strategic prioritization of research agendas to address health problems with a large social and economic burden has increased the demand for interdisciplinary research. Universities have addressed the need for interdisciplinary research in their strategic documents. However, research training to equip graduates for careers in interdisciplinary research teams has not kept pace. We offer recommendations to graduate students, universities, health services organizations, and health research funders designed to increase the capacity for interdisciplinary research team training, and provide an example of an existing training program.

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Learning to Learn from Data: Personal Reflections on a Cycle of Debate and Dialogue in Applied Anthropology and School Reform

Practicing Anthropology ◽

10.17730/praa.30.2.5776164r0416n115 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 5-9

Author(s):

Suzanne Blanc

Keyword(s):

School Reform ◽

Research Team ◽

Applied Anthropology ◽

Learning To Learn ◽

Feedback Session ◽

High Stakes ◽

District Administrators ◽

School District Administrators ◽

Using Data ◽

Personal Reflections

This article is a reflection on my experience of a cycle of debate and dialogue in an applied research project.1 In this article, I focus on several examples of debate and dialogue about data use drawn from discussions that took place within the research team, at a meeting of middle grades teachers, and at a feedback session for school district administrators. In each of these settings, participants (including members of the research team) struggled with the tensions created by the possibility of using data to improve teaching and the challenges of using data that are embedded in a system of high stakes accountability.

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Development of a German-Language Questionnaire to Measure Collective Orientation as an Individual Attitude

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185/a000198 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 76 (3) ◽

pp. 91-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Vera Hagemann

Keyword(s):

Team Performance ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Future Research ◽

German Language ◽

Team Members ◽

Collective Orientation ◽

Team Research ◽

German Speaking ◽

Individual Variables ◽

The Individual

Abstract. The individual attitudes of every single team member are important for team performance. Studies show that each team member’s collective orientation – that is, propensity to work in a collective manner in team settings – enhances the team’s interdependent teamwork. In the German-speaking countries, there was previously no instrument to measure collective orientation. So, I developed and validated a German-language instrument to measure collective orientation. In three studies (N = 1028), I tested the validity of the instrument in terms of its internal structure and relationships with other variables. The results confirm the reliability and validity of the instrument. The instrument also predicts team performance in terms of interdependent teamwork. I discuss differences in established individual variables in team research and the role of collective orientation in teams. In future research, the instrument can be applied to diagnose teamwork deficiencies and evaluate interventions for developing team members’ collective orientation.

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