Teaching Assistants, Inclusion and Special Educational Needs: International Perspectives on the Role of...

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Rob Webster (University of London, UK) Anke A. de Boer (University of Groningen, Netherlands)

Teaching Assistants, Inclusion and Special Educational Needs

International Perspectives on the Role of Paraprofessionals in Schools

Rob Webster (University of London, UK), Anke A. de Boer (University of Groningen, Netherlands)

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Routledge
19 September 2022

Non-teaching & support staff; Primary & middle schools; Secondary schools; Teaching of specific learning difficulties & needs; Teaching of students with emotional & behavioural difficulties

Series: Routledge Research in Special Educational Needs

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 from various perspectives and from a range of methodological approaches. It highlights and celebrates the vital everyday contributions teaching assistants make to their schools and their communities: from their role within classrooms, to their moment-by-moment interactions with pupils and teachers. The book examines the effect that teaching assistants can have on pupils’ learning and wellbeing, and considers issues of over-dependence on classroom paraprofessionals and the unintended consequences to which this can lead. Bringing together work from a journal special issue with brand-new and updated chapters, the contributions offer insight into the liminal space between educator, caregiver, behaviour manager, and facilitator of learning and of peer relations, which characterizes the teaching assistant role.

This timely and important book will be essential reading for academics, researchers, and students interested in special educational needs, disability, and inclusion, and those interested in the wider topic of paraprofessionals in labour markets.

Edited by: Rob Webster (University of London UK), Anke A. de Boer (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 576g
ISBN: 9781032208596
ISBN 10: 1032208597
Series: Routledge Research in Special Educational Needs
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 19 September 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I: Teaching assistants and schools. 1. Paraprofessional support in Irish schools: From special needs assistants to inclusion support assistants. 2. In-between special needs teachers and students: Paraprofessionals' work in self-contained classrooms for students with intellectual disabilities in Sweden. 3. The ambiguous role of paraprofessionals in inclusive education in Germany. 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. Give them wings to fly: Critiquing the special needs assistants scheme through the lens of pupil independence. 6. The perspectives and experiences of children with special educational needs in mainstream primary schools regarding their individual teaching assistant support. 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. The role of teaching assistants in managing behaviour in inclusive Catalan schools. 9. Secondary teachers’ perspectives on their work with teacher assistants. 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. 11. Conclusion: Researching teaching assistants: What have we learned and where do we go next?

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.