The Road to Collaborative and Integrated Education: Success and Struggle in a University Classroom

Bárbara C Cruz, Nina Zaragoza

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Abstract

Although much of the contemporary discourse on collaborative teaching is positive, there is a dearth of information about and research on the practical issues of undertaking such an endeavor at the university level. The authors of this article team taught a course that combined three educational methods classes (Instruction in Elementary Language Arts, Instruction in Elementary Reading, and Instruction in Elementary Social Studies). This undertaking evoked positive experiences for the instructors and students but also evinced areas that caused conflict and concern, including conflicts regarding student assessment, amount of time required, and lack of administrative support. As we continue to incorporate and refine collaborative teaching at the university level, economics, recognition, and status issues also need to be examined.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalThe Teacher Educator
Volume32
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1997

Disciplines

  • Education

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