XINTARA, IOANNA MARIA (2024) Α Case Study of Behavioral Challenges in Athens: Exploring the Dynamics Between Teacher Teams and Parents Regarding Classroom Inclusion. Master thesis, Educational Sciences.
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Abstract
This qualitative case study uses the combination of two theoretical lenses, parents' demands and the communication between the teacher team and parents, exploring how school-family interaction enlarges teachers’ challenges regarding the inclusion of students with behavioral problems, and how teachers navigate the challenges. Seven teachers of a private school in Greece participated in the research, sharing their beliefs on integrating students with behavioral problems in a typical classroom, the challenges they experience, the role of parents in integration, and finally, which steps are followed to manage the challenges. The thematic analysis was used showing that 1) Teachers in private schools have various views on the integration of children with behavioral problems; 2) Teachers face challenges in integrating students in different domains, 2a) Parents from high socioeconomic status express various demands employing plenty of communication strategies concerning the integration; 3) Teachers manage the challenges by retrieving personal knowledge and experience, and by sharing with others the problem to make a decision. Future studies could focus on typical private schools to measure teachers' challenges using mixed-method research to make comparisons between experience, contradictions, and navigation. In that way, it could be examined to what extent teachers are independent and their self-efficacy. Lastly, this study might urge policymakers to identify problems and develop policies to support student integration and teachers’ well-being. Keywords: inclusion, behavioral problems, private school, teachers’ challenges, teacher decision-making, parents’ demands, parents’-teachers’ interaction.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Mascareno Lara, M.N. and Coppe, T. |
| Degree programme: | Educational Sciences |
| Differentiation route: | Onderwijskunde [Master Educational Sciences] |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2024 07:04 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2024 07:04 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4225 |
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