

Franzen remains a wonderful satirical observer of the minutiae of middle American life, in particular as expressed in the complexity of familial relationships. That redeeming humour also casts a light over every tribulation here. Implications and recommendations for future research were also discussed.Similar ludic qualities tempered the anger of Franzen’s second major book, Freedom, almost 10 years in the writing – anger directed against the forced polarities of George W Bush’s America. Quantitative analyses confirmed that teamwork trust was correlated significantly with two of the important factors for building trust indicated by team members: familiarity with members (r =. In addition, students considered individual accountability, familiarity with team members, commitment toward quality work, and team cohesion were important factors for building trust with team members. In contrast, the questionable behaviors of members (lack of communication and low level of individual accountability) were negative factors of their teamwork experiences. The results indicated that students who enjoyed working in the group setting had a good relationship with their team members and they trusted their team members. Data were collected from students’ responses of three open-ended questions and interviews.


A qualitative research method was utilized in the study.

The aims of this study were to investigate online collaborative learning experiences and to identify important factors that were crucial for building teamwork trust. It is important for online instructors to comprehend students’ expectations on learning collaboratively. Teamwork factors can facilitate team members, committing themselves to the purposes of maximizing their own and others’ contributions and successes.
