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Teaching Assistants, Inclusion and Special Educational Needs: International Perspectives on the Role of Paraprofessionals in Schools book cover

1st Edition

Teaching Assistants, Inclusion and Special Educational Needs International Perspectives on the Role of Paraprofessionals in Schools

Edited By Rob Webster, Anke A. de Boer Copyright 2023
226 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book offers the first collection of international academic writing on the topic of teaching assistants. It serves as an indicative summary of current research and thinking in this field and as a point of departure for future research and development. With contributions from leading researchers, the book draws together empirical work on the deployment and impact of teaching assistants... Read more

          Introduction

        Rob Webster and Anke A. de Boer

        Part I: Teaching assistants and schools

  1. Paraprofessional support in Irish schools: From special needs assistants to inclusion support assistants

    2. Yu Zhao, Richard Rose and Michael Shevlin

  2. In-between special needs teachers and students: Paraprofessionals' work in self-contained classrooms for students with intellectual disabilities in Sweden

    3. Daniel Östlund, Thomas Barow, Kajsa Dahlberg and Anette Johansson

  3. The ambiguous role of paraprofessionals in inclusive education in Germany

    4. Anika Lübeck and Christine Demmer

    Part II: Teaching assistants and pupils

  4. Inclusion moments for students with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in mainstream schools: The teacher assistant’s role in supporting peer interactions

    5. Ineke Haakma, Anke A. De Boer, Sanne Van Esch, Alexander E. M. G. Minnaert and Annette A. J. Van Der Putten

  5. Give them wings to fly: Critiquing the special needs assistants scheme through the lens of pupil independence

    6. Claire Griffin and Peter Blatchford

  6. The perspectives and experiences of children with special educational needs in mainstream primary schools regarding their individual teaching assistant support

    7. Hayley Pinkard

    Part III: Teaching assistants and teachers

  7. Teaching assistants and teachers providing instructional support for pupils with SEN: Results from a video study in Swiss classrooms

    8. Franziska Vogt, Annette Koechlin, Annina Truniger and Bea Zumwald

  8. The role of teaching assistants in managing behaviour in inclusive Catalan schools

    9. Andrea Jardí, Ignasi Puigdellívol, Cristina Petreñas and Dorys Sabando

  9. Secondary teachers’ perspectives on their work with teacher assistants

    10. Claire Jackson, Umesh Sharma and Delphine Odier-Guedj

    Part IV: The past, present and future of research on teaching assistants

  10. Maslow’s Hammer: Teacher assistant research and inclusive practices at a crossroads

          Michael F. Giangreco

  11.   Conclusion: Researching teaching assistants: What have we learned and where do we go next?

        Rob Webster

Biography

Rob Webster is a reader in Education and Director of the Education Research, Innovation and Consultancy unit at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Anke A. de Boer is an associate professor at the Inclusive and Special Educational Needs unit, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

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