Cohen, Elizabeth G. Designing Groupwork:
Strategies for the Heterogeneous Classroom. New York: Teachers
College, 1994.
This book combines easy to follow theory with examples and teaching strategies
that are adaptable to any
situation. The advantages and dilemmas of groupwork are discussed,
as well as its use in multiability and
bilingual classrooms. Also included are step-by-step approaches to successful
planning, implementation, and
evaluation of groupwork activities.
Johnson, David W., Roger T. Johnson, Edythe
Johnson Holubec, Patricia Roy. Circles of Learning: Cooperation in the
Classroom. Alexandria, VA: Asssociation for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, 1984.
Chapters on: why cooperative learning is important; relevance of research
on cooperative learning;
implementing cooperative learning; teaching students cooperative skills;
supervising teachers' use of
cooperative learning; myth about cooperative learning; reflections.