ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the influence that team research has had on team training guidelines and interventions. It examines the notion of reciprocity between theory and practice, and reviews a framework offered by Cannon-Bowers, Tannenbaum, Salas, and Converse. The Cannon-Bowers et al framework delineates examples of reciprocity that introduce new vitality into both theory- and technique-oriented research, and that also play a critical role in the advancement of the training field. The principles, guidelines, specifications, and lessons learned are translation mechanisms that appear useful in fostering connections between theory and practice. Mental models offer a powerful explanatory mechanism for understanding complex performance. Shared mental model theory is currently being used to explain the nature of coordinated team performance and team decision making. The concepts and ideas presented here should give training researchers and practitioners a common language for fostering reciprocity.
