Browsing by Subject "yhteisopetuksen muodot"

This Bachelor's Thesis examines co-teaching, its history and its position in modern society, as well as its preconditions and forms. The study also deals with the importance of an inclusive school and the contribution of three level support in joint education. In the thesis, co-teaching is defined as a method where two teachers work together on a heterogeneous group of students. The aim of the study was to describe co-teaching and previously written research literature. The study is a qualitative, descriptive literature review. Literature related to co-teaching, joint school and learning support was being used as source literature. There are several forms and models of co-teaching. Their purpose is to find such co-teaching practices that support teachers’ teaching together and satisfy the pupils’ support needs. Co-teaching creates an opportunity to execute the inclusion that exists in the society. With the help of three level support, co-teaching brings resources of special education to all pupils. The most important benefits of co-teaching for the teacher are opportunities for professional growth, peer learning and peer support, and versatile working methods. For pupil’s co-teaching can offer more time and attention from the teachers. Based on the research literature, the most important challenges of co-teaching were the timetable problems and the fear of criticism.