Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals, 9th Edition

A guide to effectively working together in today’s schools to provide a quality education for all students. Collaboration is the foundation on which successful contemporary public schools are based, as well as the most effective means to provide services to students with disabilities and other special needs. Interactions presents this idea with an ideal blend of theory and practical applications. Every chapter features numerous opportunities to learn new material, reinforce what’s been learned, and think critically about topics. It has been thoroughly revised and updated, featuring new information on working with diverse families and paraeducators, plus over 400 new references.

Following an overview of collaboration in schools and across society, the authors introduce essential communication skills that form the foundation for successful collaboration; show a focus on problem solving and its common collaborative applications; and look at such critical topics as teaming, the key principles of co-teaching, consulting, coaching, mentoring, and conflict and resistance. The 9th Edition reflects the continued changes in the priorities for education based on federal mandates as well as practitioner trends, and it is grounded in the real-life experiences of school professionals. Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals 9th Edition is written by Marilyn Friend and published by Pearson.

ISBNs for Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals are 9780135752623, 0135752620 and the print ISBNs are 9780135752388, 0135752388. Additional ISBNs for this include 9780135752296, 9780135752418, 9780135752463.