TEACHERS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS – TEAMWORK AS PREVENTION OF SCHOOL FAILURE OF PUPILS DURING PRIMARY EDUCATION
TEACHERS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS – TEAMWORK AS PREVENTION OF SCHOOL FAILURE OF PUPILS DURING PRIMARY EDUCATION

Summary/Abstract: This paper investigates the topic of teacher-teaching assistant collaboration in supporting pupils whoare at risk of school failure. This topic was addressed, as one of the subtopics, by a longitudinal re-search study investigating the causes of school failure/success among primary school pupils in theCzech Republic. The aim of the present study is to describe the activities that teaching assistants pur-sue in relation to “at-risk” pupils or in relation to other pupils in the classroom. The descriptive part ofthe paper also reviews various forms of teacher-teaching assistant collaboration during the teachingprocess. This empirical study consists of two parts. In the theoretical introduction, we describe thesystem of support and advisory services used to implement inclusive education in Czech schools.We also describe the legislative definition of the teaching assistant position and present his/her jobdescription. The empirical part of the paper presents the conclusions of our research survey, whichcaptures how teaching assistance is currently practiced in Czech primary education.

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