Interactions
Collaboration Skills for School Professionals
4th Edition
Published on 21. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-205-35903-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text addresses collaboration as a style, with accompanying knowledge and skills, that guides practices in many education efforts.
Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals, Fourth Edition, provides a cutting-edge look at how teams of school professionals-classroom teachers, special education teachers, and counselors-can effectively work together to provide a necessary range of services to students with special needs. As a result, future teachers learn how to collaborate with school professionals and families to help special education students who are more often being placed in general classroom settings.
Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals, Fourth Edition, provides a cutting-edge look at how teams of school professionals-classroom teachers, special education teachers, and counselors-can effectively work together to provide a necessary range of services to students with special needs. As a result, future teachers learn how to collaborate with school professionals and families to help special education students who are more often being placed in general classroom settings.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
535 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-35903-5 (9780205359035)
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Content
All chapters begin with "Connections," "Learner Objectives," and "Introduction" and end with "Summary," "Activities and Assignments," and "For Further Reading."
Preface.
Forward.
Chapter One: The Fundamentals of Collaboration.
Collaboration Concepts.
Collaboration in a Contemporary Context.
Framework for Learning About Collaboration.
Chapter Two: Interpersonal Communication.
Models of Communication.
Prerequisites to Effective Interactions.
Communication Skills.
Developing Effective Communication Skills.
Chapter Three: Using Statements.
Purposes of Statements.
Giving Verbal Feedback.
Chapter Four: Asking Questions.
Purposes of Questions.
Characteristics of Questions.
Suggestions for Effectively Asking Questions.
Conducting Interviews.
Chapter Five: Interpersonal Problem Solving.
A Context for Interpersonal Problem Solving.
Steps in Interpersonal Problem Solving.
Chapter Six: Teams.
Team Concepts.
Team Models.
Conducting Meetings.
Collaboration and Teams.
Chapter Seven: Consultation.
Consultation Concepts.
Consultation Models.
Consultation and Collaboration.
Chapter Eight: Co-Teaching.
Co-Teaching Concepts.
Co-Teaching Approaches.
Co-Teaching and Collaboration.
Administrative and Logistic Support for Co-Teaching.
Chapter Nine: Paraeducators.
Paraeducators in Public Schools.
Paraeducator Roles and Responsibilities.
Working with Paraeducators.
Paraeducators and Collaboration.
Chapter Ten: Families.
Understanding Families.
Facilitating Family Participation in Decision Making.
Chapter Eleven: Difficult Interactions.
Understanding Conflict.
Understanding Resistance.
Chapter Twelve: Perspectives and Issues.
Role-Specific Considerations in Collaboration.
Context Considerations for Collaboration.
Multicultural Considerations.
Student-to-Student Collaboration.
Ethics in Collaborative Practice.
Chapter Thirteen: Practical Matters.
Time for Planning.
Scheduling and Coordinating Services.
Program Development Tasks.
Staff Development.
References.
Index.
Preface.
Forward.
Chapter One: The Fundamentals of Collaboration.
Collaboration Concepts.
Collaboration in a Contemporary Context.
Framework for Learning About Collaboration.
Chapter Two: Interpersonal Communication.
Models of Communication.
Prerequisites to Effective Interactions.
Communication Skills.
Developing Effective Communication Skills.
Chapter Three: Using Statements.
Purposes of Statements.
Giving Verbal Feedback.
Chapter Four: Asking Questions.
Purposes of Questions.
Characteristics of Questions.
Suggestions for Effectively Asking Questions.
Conducting Interviews.
Chapter Five: Interpersonal Problem Solving.
A Context for Interpersonal Problem Solving.
Steps in Interpersonal Problem Solving.
Chapter Six: Teams.
Team Concepts.
Team Models.
Conducting Meetings.
Collaboration and Teams.
Chapter Seven: Consultation.
Consultation Concepts.
Consultation Models.
Consultation and Collaboration.
Chapter Eight: Co-Teaching.
Co-Teaching Concepts.
Co-Teaching Approaches.
Co-Teaching and Collaboration.
Administrative and Logistic Support for Co-Teaching.
Chapter Nine: Paraeducators.
Paraeducators in Public Schools.
Paraeducator Roles and Responsibilities.
Working with Paraeducators.
Paraeducators and Collaboration.
Chapter Ten: Families.
Understanding Families.
Facilitating Family Participation in Decision Making.
Chapter Eleven: Difficult Interactions.
Understanding Conflict.
Understanding Resistance.
Chapter Twelve: Perspectives and Issues.
Role-Specific Considerations in Collaboration.
Context Considerations for Collaboration.
Multicultural Considerations.
Student-to-Student Collaboration.
Ethics in Collaborative Practice.
Chapter Thirteen: Practical Matters.
Time for Planning.
Scheduling and Coordinating Services.
Program Development Tasks.
Staff Development.
References.
Index.