Open AccessCollaboration in the Elementary School: What Do Teachers Think?
Author(s) -
Mercedes Tichenor,
John M. Tichenor
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of curriculum and teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-2685
pISSN - 1927-2677
DOI - 10.5430/jct.v8n2p54
Subject(s) - school teachers , doors , pedagogy , work (physics) , mathematics education , psychology , collaborative learning , sociology , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , operating system
Teaching is often seen as an isolated profession in which individual teachers work behind closed doors independentlyfrom other teachers. However, this view of teaching as primarily an individual activity belies the reality of modern,collaborative educational practices that most significantly impact student learning. In this study, we examineelementary teachers’ perspectives on common collaborative practices and discuss what teachers believe are the biggestbenefits of and barriers to teacher collaboration. The results from this investigative survey suggest that althoughteachers do not regularly participate in many collaborative activities, they believe that collaboration is valuable and aneffective use of their time.