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The complexity of team teaching models: the relationship with collaboration and shared responsibility

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The practice of team teaching – how teachers deliver it in the classroom – is described in the literature through various models. These models represent the ways in which team teaching is established in the classroom. It is assumed that some models involve more collaboration and shared responsibility than others. However, empirical evidence regarding the extent of teachers’ collaboration and shared responsibility per model is currently lacking. In this regard, this study investigates how teachers’ self-reported collaboration and shared responsibility differ across these models. To address this research question, a large-scale cross-sectional survey study was conducted among team teachers (n = 555). The CSTT scale was administered to capture the levels of collaboration and shared responsibility experienced by teachers. The results indicate that the relationship between collaboration and shared responsibility on the one hand and the different models on the other hand is much more complex than theoretical definitions suggest.

Source: Educational Studies

DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2024.2416106

Authors: Aron Decuyper, Hanne Tack, Bénédicte Vanblaere, Mathea Simons, Ruben Vanderlinde

Institutions: Ghent University, University of Antwerp, Artevelde University College Ghent

Language: English

Topic: Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek