ERIC Number: EJ950473
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
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A Grounded Theory of Collaborative Synchronizing in Relation to Challenging Students
Thornberg, Robert
Urban Education, v47 n1 p312-342 Jan 2012
The aim of this study was to investigate multiprofessional collaboration as well as collaboration between professionals and challenging students and their parents in which the focus for these collaborations was on handling the challenging students' academic and social behavior. A grounded theory study of collaboration between a prereferral resource team and teachers, principals, challenging students, and their parents was conducted. Qualitative interview and focus group methods were used. The findings presented a grounded theory of collaborative synchronizing in relation to challenging students around two ideal types, human resource synchronizing and human resource desynchronizing. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grounded Theory, Social Behavior, Focus Groups, Human Resources, Behavior Problems, Interprofessional Relationship, Cooperation, Parent Participation, Consultation Programs, Pilot Projects, Special Education, Social Work, Student Problems, Elementary School Students, Educational Practices, Interviews, Qualitative Research, Prereferral Intervention, Social Psychology, Program Descriptions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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