Commitment to one another as they worked together. Focus on collective learning or developmental products. Awareness of personal growth and performance. The process which contributes to building and maintaining high level collaborative interaction must start with a demanding performance challenge such as restructuring the curriculum. Individuals are in smaller groups for working together.
Groups formed by common interests or preference can provide a compatible initial environment.
Each group has adequate levels of complementary skills represented in its membership. If the skills required for the purpose or goal of the effort are not evident, they should be introduced or developed through inservice training activities for the groups collectively or individually. The improvement or restructuring effort has a meaningful purpose which is given priority among all participants. The meaningfulness of a long-term purpose sustains interest and commitment. This commitment, however, must also be evident among those in authority positions.