Building successful partnerships between teaching assistants and teachers: Which interpersonal factors matter?
This article identifies the factors that characterise effective interpersonal partnerships between teachingassistants (TAs) and teachers working in inclusive schools in Catalonia (Spain). This phenomenologicalstudy, based on 40 semi-structured interviews with 22 TAs and 18 teachers revealed that the...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/72109 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2021.103523 http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/72109 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Teaching assistants Paraprofessionals Partnership Teachers Collaboration Inclusive education |
| Sumario: | This article identifies the factors that characterise effective interpersonal partnerships between teachingassistants (TAs) and teachers working in inclusive schools in Catalonia (Spain). This phenomenologicalstudy, based on 40 semi-structured interviews with 22 TAs and 18 teachers revealed that the maininterpersonal factors affecting partnerships were: feeling at ease; trust; respect; and valuing one another.Participants detailed key aspects such as personal affinity, professional compatibility, open communi-cation, a sense of belonging to a class-group, and teamwork, as additionally important for successfulpartnerships. Thefindings provide insight into how schools can support the development of effective TA-teacher partnerships. Implications are discussed. |
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