Cooperative Work Groups (CWG) in Special-Education Research Paper by Nicky

This paper relates an extensive literature review covering special education preparation in general and the process of preparing and executing cooperative work groups (CWG) within the concept of inclusion for special-education classes. Next, the author reports the theory behind the selection of the methodology to be used for this evaluative research and elects a pre- and post-test design using a survey of teachers and students. The paper describes the author observations of her classroom before and after the initiation of CWG and explains the results of the quantified surveys thus concluding that CWG combined with multi-media technologies are helpful in enhancing the effectiveness of special-ed learning.


Table of Contents:
Introduction
Personal Experience
Context Overview
Statement of the Purpose
Research Questions
Significance of the Study
Literature Review
Special Education Preparation and CWG
Implementation of CWG within the Concept of Inclusion
Designing and Implementing Cooperative Work Groups (CWG)
Instruction of the Interpersonal Abilities
Constructive Inter-reliance
Individual Responsibility
Group Management
Perception of Special Education through the Eyes of a Student
Preparing a Component of CWG
The Execution of a Successful CWG
Special Education and College Preparation
Methodology
Research Philosophy
Research Approach
Research type and Timeline
Data Collection Methods
Qualitative and Quantitative Method
Qualitative and Quantitative Validity
Research Design
The Hypotheses
Sampling Strategy
Data Analysis
Qualitative Data Analysis
Quantitative Data Analysis
Observations
Results and Discussion
Conclusion