Perceptions of Beginning General and Exceptional Education Teachers of their Preparation and Importance of Skills Associated with Collaboration and Co-teaching

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dc.contributor.authorBrinkmann, Jodie Lynnen
dc.contributor.committeechairTwiford, Travis W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWilson, Vicki B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEarthman, Glen I.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCash, Carol S.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T15:44:49Zen
dc.date.adate2012-04-11en
dc.date.available2017-04-06T15:44:49Zen
dc.date.issued2012-03-05en
dc.date.rdate2016-09-27en
dc.date.sdate2012-03-11en
dc.description.abstractThe need for more collaboration and co-teaching emerged from the standards-based and accountability movement as a result of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) legislation. The purpose of this study is to identify the perceived skill set needed by general and exceptional education teachers in order to be successful in a co-teaching classroom, discover if collaborative coursework is being offered to pre-service teachers as part of their university experience, and identify specific strategies, programs, and field experiences in which pre-service general and exceptional education teachers can engage in to better prepare them for their first co-teaching/collaborative teaching assignment. This qualitative study was based on the naturalistic inquiry design (Lincoln & Guba, 1985) and was comprised of one focus group from each of the three school divisions. The purposeful sample selection of teachers for each focus group included five to eight general and exceptional education probationary (zero to five years experience) teachers who have current or previous experience in a collaborative or co-taught classroom, and who graduated from a Virginia institution of higher education. A focus group protocol was used for data collection based on the ten revised (2011) Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium standards. When comparing the data of what general education teachers perceived were most important compared to what training, coursework, and experiences were actually provided as part of their pre-service training, 53% of the training received matched the skills they felt were most important. Forty-seven percent of their pre-service training focused on "other" skills, knowledge, performance, and critical dispositions. When comparing the data of what exceptional education teachers perceived were most important compared to what training, coursework, and experiences were actually provided as part of their pre-service training, 60% of the training received matched with the skills they felt were most important. Forty percent of their pre-service training focused on "other" skills, knowledge, performance, and critical dispositions. These data suggest that there is a disconnect between what pre-service teachers perceive as important and what is actually being taught through coursework and experiences in teacher preparation programs.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-03112012-170540en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03112012-170540/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/77317en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectco-teachingen
dc.subjectteacher preparationen
dc.subjectCollaborationen
dc.titlePerceptions of Beginning General and Exceptional Education Teachers of their Preparation and Importance of Skills Associated with Collaboration and Co-teachingen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameEd. D.en

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