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Effects of Collaborative Teaching between 'Inclusion-Support-Teachers' and Regular Education Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms

  • Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching
  • Abbr : JSST
  • 2024, 9(1), pp.211-236
  • DOI : 10.23041/jsst.2024.9.1.009
  • Publisher : Education Research Institute at CNUE
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : January 2, 2024
  • Accepted : February 28, 2024
  • Published : February 28, 2024

Younggi Kim 1 Lee, Eunjoo 2 Choi Hong Il 1

1한국청소년정책연구원
2청주교육대학교

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ABSTRACT

This research investigates the effects of collaborative teaching in inclusive classrooms with the placement of ‘Inclusion-Support-Teachers,’ supported by the Ministry of Education and Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. Our aim is to elucidate 1) the impact of collaborative teaching on the students with special educational needs, 2) its influence on the teachers, and 3) the support requirements for implementing collaborative teaching. The participants in the study consisted of seven special education teachers and four general school teachers, directly involved as collaborative teachers in inclusive classrooms The data was collected through group interviews. The research findings are as follows: First, collaborative teachers were effective in improving academic achievement and self-esteem among students with special educational needs. Second, collaborative teaching improved teachers’ skills in inclusive classrooms and their competency to provide inclusive education. Third, collaborative teaching also had an impact on reshaping the teachers’ awareness of including the minority students in the education process. To enhance the effectiveness of collaborative teaching and the implementation of inclusion, it is necessary to reduce the number of students per class in special and inclusive classrooms and introduce the “Inclusion-Support-Teachers” system. These results indicate that collaborative teaching has positive effects on special and inclusive education and emphasizes the need for additional support and policy improvements.

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