Teamwork And Sense Of Belonging

CONTENT

• Meaning of Teamwork and Sense of Belonging.
• Importance of Teamwork and Sense of Belonging.
• How to Achieve Sense of Belonging.

MEANING OF TEAM WORK

Teamwork means the process of working well together as a group in order to achieve a common goal. It is the act or process of collaborating as a group in order to achieve a common goal.

MEANING OF A SENSE OF BELONGING

A sense of belonging is the feeling of a person or people being connected and accepted within a family and community. On the other hand, someone has a sense of belonging  when he or she does not feel lonely and depressed. Loneliness and depression occur when a person lacks a sense of belonging. The person later suffers from psychological trauma.

IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK

1. It boosts or increases productivity.
2. Job becomes faster and easier.
3. It saves time.
4. Workers are motivated.
5. It builds up closeness or intimacy among the workers.
6. The quality of workers is enhanced.
7. It encourages multi-disciplinary work among the workers.
8. Team work enables the members to maximize their strength and reduce weakness.

EVALUATION

1. Define teamwork and a sense of belonging respectively.
2. State three importance of teamwork.

IMPORTANCE OF A SENSE OF BELONGING

1. It drives away loneliness and depression among people.
2. It brings about togetherness among people within a family and community.
3. It creates room for interaction among people. They tend to share ideas as they interact among themselves.
4. It encourages healthy inter -relationship among people.

HOW TO ACHIEVE A SENSE OF BELONGING

The importance of a sense of belonging is as follows:

1. Do not blame yourself for the painful experiences you encountered since other people have also encountered related experiences. (Attributional Retraining)
2. As an individual, watch what you say and your way of thinking. (Carefulness)
3. Accept people and their views which are not related to your views. You may need to open your thoughts to those new ideas since everyone’s thought could have element of value.(Tolerance)
4. Associate with people and stop staying away from a gathering. Accept opportunities and indulge in whatever the activity entails.(Connecting with people)
5. Search for ways that you are related with others rather than focusing on ways you are different. (Searching for similarities)

EVALUATION

1. State two importance of a  sense of belonging.
2. Discuss other two ways of achieving a sense of belonging.

GENERAL EVALUATION

1. What is the difference between still life drawing and nature drawing?
2. What part of the human body is the unit of measurement in figure or life drawing?
3. What is figure drawing?
4. What is imaginative composition?
5. Mention two drawing media used in art expression.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Cultural and Creative Art (New Edition) by Peter Akinyemi& Co- Authors. (Book 1)

REFERENCE PAGE

Pages 108-110

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. Teamwork ensures smooth operation of a job being carried out among members of a group. (a) True  (b)  False  (c) Maybe   (d) Not sure
2. When a person feels not connected to a family and community thereby becoming lonely and depressed is called……..(a) teamwork  (b)sense of belonging  (c) emotional trauma  (d) psychological depression
3. Which one of the following is NOT an importance of teamwork? (a) It slows down a job session. (b) It boosts productivity. (c) Work is done within a short time. (d)It motivates the workers.
4. .What happens when a member of a production team refuses to cooperate with other members of the production team? (a) It hampers the smooth operation of the entire work at hand. (b) It reduces the efficiency of other workers. (c) Work is completed within a short time. (d) None of the above.
5. Which one the following is NOT a way of achieving sense of belonging?                (a) Carefulness (b) Tolerance (c) Attributional retraining  (d) Not connecting with people.

THEORY

1. What is sense of belonging?
2. Define teamwork.