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Perceived Belbin team roles of first year university students studying aerospace engineering: a multi-year study

Spencer Jeffs Orcid Logo, J.K. McFadzean, Patricia Xavier Orcid Logo, Ben Evans Orcid Logo

Journal of Further and Higher Education, Pages: 1 - 17

Swansea University Authors: Spencer Jeffs Orcid Logo, Patricia Xavier Orcid Logo, Ben Evans Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/0309877x.2026.2625371

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Effective teamwork is critical in engineering and engineering degree programmes are designed to encourage, develop and allow students to demonstrate this transferable skill. This is particularly true in aerospace engineering where the complexity and inherent multidisciplinary nature of both defined...

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ISSN: 0309-877X 1469-9486
Published: Informa UK Limited 2026
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