JSET

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Volume 22 Number 4

Collaboration Strategies Reported by Teachers Providing Assistive Technology Services
Elizabeth M. McLaren, Margaret E. Bausch, Melinda Jones Ault, and the National Assistive Technology Research Institute (NATRI) Group

Abstract

Collaboration between special educators and general education teachers is associated with academic and social success of students with disabilities who are included in the general education classroom. This study reports the findings from 96 interviews conducted with special and general education teachers regarding collaboration strategies to provide assistive technology services to students. Strategies such as collaborative consultation, problem solving, and teaming are discussed, and interview findings are provided. The results are presented as four themes that emerged during interview analysis: (a) current teacher collaboration practices, (b) teacher-reported barriers to collaboration, (c) teacher suggestions to improve collaboration, and (d) reasons why teachers do not practice collaboration.

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