Recognition of Team Goals: An Essential Step toward Rational Decision Making

The assumption that pupil programing team members drawn from the spectrum of the school staffing hierarchy will agree on the goals of the team or will be fully knowledgeable about the team's legally assigned responsibilities is examined. Over 60% of the teams surveyed had less than a three-fourths majority of their members who recognized the team's responsibility to make specific decisions. Furthermore, the MANOVA for role differences was significant for overall recognition of these responsibilities (p < .0001). More administrators and support personnel recognize team responsibilities than do instructional personnel. The authors consider administrative remedies.