This study explores how teacher teams influence teachers' work characteristics and other work-related variables. The study uses a comparative design to test differences between teamed and nonteamed teacher on work characteristics and work-related variables suggested by Hackman and Oldham's job characretistics model. syur.
Teacher involvement strategies have become an important part of educatioanl reform. Work group enhancement, although less used than individual approaches, is gaining attention in reform efforts and research investigations. Hackman and oldham's model on work group effectiveness provides a useful conceptual framework for understanding the nature of interdisciplinary teacher teams. This article r…