Volonino, Victoria
(2009)
The Value of Adding the Special Education Teacher to the Co-taught Elementary Classrom.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
In the current era of educational reform and accountability, co-teaching has emerged as a popular and widely implemented service delivery model for students with special needs. The intent of this inquiry was to examine the roles and responsibilities assumed by the elementary special educator during the practice of co-teaching. Using naturalistic inquiry, 11 pairs of co-teachers in 32 elementary language arts and mathematics classes were observed and the activities of the special educator were documented at 5-minute intervals. Results indicated that the special educator assumed several different roles while co-teaching. These included team teaching, providing individual or small group support, and lead teaching. Overall, the special educator spent the majority of his or her time as the lead instructor of a heterogeneous group of students formed by the special and general educators dividing the class into groups. The special educator then either taught his or her group within the general education classroom or in a separate classroom, frequently the special education classroom. The roles and responsibilities assumed by the special educator also differed by subject matter.
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Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Status: |
Unpublished |
Creators/Authors: |
Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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Volonino, Victoria | vfv2@pitt.edu | VFV2 | |
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ETD Committee: |
Title | Member | Email Address | Pitt Username | ORCID |
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Committee Chair | Zigmond, Naomi | | | | Committee Member | Zimmerman, George | | | | Committee Member | Magiera, Kathleen | | | | Committee Member | Bean, Rita | | | | Committee Member | Lyon, Steve | | | |
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Date: |
15 June 2009 |
Date Type: |
Completion |
Defense Date: |
5 March 2009 |
Approval Date: |
15 June 2009 |
Submission Date: |
3 May 2009 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Instruction and Learning |
Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
co-teaching; collaboration; elementary; special and general education |
Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-05032009-173545/, etd-05032009-173545 |
Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:43 |
Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:43 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7772 |
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