
The students identified five contributing factors to experiencing conflict in student teams: Schedule/Distance differences, Quality/Personal Standards differences, Style/Personality differences, Group Size/Roles and Accountability. Recently 136 students at California State University, Northridge completed a survey having to do with Navigating Conflict in Student Teams. It turns out, two decades later, these concerns persist as a recent study conducted on campus confirmed. I typically did more than my share of the work to achieve a desirable grade, it was difficult to find time outside of class to meet with my classmates and professors weren't always clear about their expectations for group assignments. Yet I also knew, that as a student, I hated group projects. When I first started teaching Recreation & Tourism Management 302 - Dynamics of Leadership in Recreation & Human Services, I knew that in order to meet the Learning Outcomes for the course it would be important to include a group project among the class assignments.

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