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Development and validation of a social network instrument to assess and strengthen teacher collaboration in inclusive education = Ontwikkeling en validering van een sociaal netwerk instrument om de samenwerking van leerkrachten in het kader van inclusief onderwijs te meten en versterken
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Abstract
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| A social network approach provides a valuable framework to assess and strengthen teacher collaboration, which is considered important in realizing inclusive education. However, to our knowledge. there is no research that has used a social network approach to measure and strengthen teacher collaboration in the context of inclusive education. Therefore, this study aims to develop and validate a social network instrument that provides teachers, school teams and researchers insight into teacher collaboration in the light of inclusive education. Regarding the development, specific issues that need to be taken into account in developing a network questionnaire are shown and applied. Regarding the validation. evidence on the content, response processes and internal structure of the instrument are provided. Additionally, the cognitive load to complete the instrument and the value of feedback after completing the instrument are studied. Data were gathered in three primary and two secondary schools through a mixed method design, using an online questionnaire (N = 91) and focus groups and interviews with a subset of the participants (N = 23). The findings suggest that our instrument is a valid tool to assess teacher collaboration. and to strengthen teacher collaboration by providing teachers and teams feedback on their networks. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Pedagogische studiën : tijdschrift voor onderwijskunde en opvoedkunde / Dr. D. Bos-Fonds; Vlaams Forum voor Onderwijsresearch. - Groningen, 1970, currens
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Publication
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Groningen
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Wolters-Noordhoff
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2019
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ISSN
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0165-0645
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2666-3996
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Volume/pages
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96
:3
(2019)
, p. 190-207
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ISI
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000477726800003
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