The role of teaching assistants in the education of students from ethnic minorities in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11410%2F18%3A10384012" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11410/18:10384012 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2018.0529" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2018.0529</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2018.0529" target="_blank" >10.21125/iceri.2018.0529</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The role of teaching assistants in the education of students from ethnic minorities in the Czech Republic

Original language description

The presence of a teaching assistant is one of the most important support measures in the education of students with special educational needs. In the Czech Republic, teaching assistants have been supporting Roma students in schools since the 1990s. Nowadays, there is a growing need for teaching assistants to support students from migrant backgrounds in schools. Teaching assistants have an especially important role when it comes to tutoring students from ethnic minorities and in ensuring effective communication between schools and students&apos; families. This paper focuses on the development of the profession of teaching assistant in relation to the education of students from ethnic minorities in the last twenty years, with particular emphasis on the transition from ethnic to social criteria of support. Presenting the findings from a current research study, this paper shows the contribution of teaching assistants in supporting teachers. The paper will also discuss the shared ethnicity of teaching assistants and students. While the affiliation to the same ethnic group is not a necessary condition for teaching assistants&apos; effectiveness, the findings of the presented study show that Roma teaching assistants bring significant benefits to the education of Roma students and significantly contribute to communication between schools and Roma families.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50302 - Education, special (to gifted persons, those with learning disabilities)

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA17-07101S" target="_blank" >GA17-07101S: Preconceptions, construction and reconstruction of teaching assistants’ professional identity</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (ICERI2018)

ISBN

978-84-09-05948-5

ISSN

2340-1095

e-ISSN

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Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

8407-8413

Publisher name

International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED)

Place of publication

Seville, Spain

Event location

Seville, Spain

Event date

Nov 12, 2018

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

000568991703107