Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Abstract
Shared practice in schools has emerged; teachers are moving from isolation to team collaboration where personality traits could be related to quality interactions. Team personality traits and team satisfaction were examined. A survey and interview approach was used for N = 244 full-time teachers from N = 49 interdisciplinary teams at N = 7 middle schools. Descriptive, correlational, multiple regression analyses and coded themes about team members’ personalities and interactions were employed. No significant relationships were found between the BFI traits and Satisfaction with the Team. Team-level analysis indicated a significant negative correlation between Satisfaction with the Team and Extraversion and Agreeableness. Qualitative data revealed team climate, team member personality, and team personality configuration were related to Satisfaction with the Team.
Repository Citation
Humbyrd, Michelle and Gable, Robert K., "The Relationship of Personality Traits to Satisfaction with the Team: A Study of Interdisciplinary Teacher Teams in Rhode Island Middle Schools" (2010). K-12 Education. 21.
https://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/k12_ed/21
Comments
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT, October, 2010.