Co-teaching between general and special educators: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research

Strogilos, Vasilis, King-Sears, Margaret, Tragoulia, Eleni, Voulagka, Anastasia and Stefanidis, Abraham (2022) Co-teaching between general and special educators: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research. European Education Research Conference (ECER) 2022: Education in a Changing World: The impact of global realities on the prospects and experiences of educational research, Online event. 01 - 10 Sep 2022.

Abstract

In response to international and national policies towards the inclusion movement, co-teaching between general and special educators has evolved as one approach to the education of students with and without disabilities in the general education classroom (Friend et al., 2010; Strogilos et al., 2017). Co-teaching is defined when special and general educators plan and implement instruction to a diverse group of learners, including those with disabilities, in general education classrooms (Friend, 2008). [... ...]

The main aim of the present meta-synthesis is to describe the practice of co-teaching and its impact to students and teachers by connecting and interpreting findings from stand-alone qualitative studies to offer new interpretations and insights (Nye et al, 2016). We address three research questions:

- How do researchers conceptualize co-teaching in designing their research studies?
- What are the features that influence teachers’ practice in co-taught classrooms?
- How do co-teachers and researchers describe the impact of co-teaching on co-teachers’ learning as well as on students’ with and without disabilities academic and social progress?

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Contributors

Author: Vasilis Strogilos

Author: Anastasia Voulagka

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