InSpots — Inclusive Schooling Practices of Teachers
How teachers worldwide overcome challenges of inclusive teaching
Hello teachers and educators from all around the world!
I am happy that you are interested in my project InSpots. Below you find some information about the background of my research. I hope by reading this, you feel encouraged to take part in the study and to share your valuable experience! For further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you in advance & best wishes,
Eva Kleinlein
PS: Click here to get directly to the survey in English. Klicke hier für die Umfrage auf Deutsch. 日本語でのアンケートはこちらから(Japanese Survey)。
InSpots Video Explanation
This video sums up how the study is structured and what is expected from the survey participants. For more information please have a look at the paragraphs below that answer FAQ.
Updates of the Website
Please follow or bookmark this page and check back regularly in order to view updates of the website. I hope the video above and the explanations below make the overall aim of the project transparent and motivates teachers around the world to participate in the study!
What is the project about?
The project InSpots is about teaching practices, that teachers worldwide use to help each and every student to learn as good as possible. In every part of the world, teachers are challenged to support the students in their classes no matter how demanding the local and individual contexts are. Therefore, teachers make use of different approaches and come to different solutions. May these solutions be strongly influenced by the surrounding cultural, local, political, societal, or individual context or not: Teachers all around the world experience challenges when teaching students and they apply different, valuable and creative approaches to overcome these challenges. In order to get insight into teaching practices which have been experienced as effective, teachers around the world are asked to take part in the survey.
What is the aim of the project?
Within the project, information about inclusive teaching practices of teachers around the world is gathered. By that, it is aimed to create an online-accessible systematization of inspirational teaching practices. By involving actors from contexts around the world, the systematization brings highly divergent approaches and perspectives of inclusive teaching together. This way, it is aimed to extend, improve and systemize the repertory of inclusive teaching practices that educators can draw on. Also, relating the systematization to meaningful categories of diagnosis may help to meet the educational needs of every student.
With regard to research, the systematization will be developed by using the Grounded Theory Methodology (e.g. Charmaz 2006). This means that the practical experiences teachers share in the survey, will be the foundation for the development of a comprehensive theory. The theory can then be used in schools, for school-development and for research purposes. Through follow-up research projects, a further development of the theory might also be possible. In case of interest, do not hesitate to contact me.
What is needed to take part in the project?
- Are you a teacher or (special-)educator? Or have you worked as such before?
- Have you ever experienced difficulties in meeting the needs of every student in class? Did you find ways to overcome these challenges?
- Do you speak a little English, so that you can explain how you support your students? (You may also use Deepl.com or Google Translate)
- Do you have a reliable internet connection?
- Can you record an audio with your device? If not: No problem, you can also type in your answer.
- Can you open the survey on a mobile phone, tablet, or PC?
If yes: Perfect!
Click here to get directly to the English survey. Klicke hier für die Umfrage auf Deutsch. 日本語でのアンケートはこちらから(Japanese Survey)。
What do I need to know about the survey?
The survey aims at getting insight into your educational experience. Therefore, the first part of the survey is very open, so that you can respond freely and in detail. The second part of the survey is a questionnaire to better understand the context you refer to.
- 1️⃣Main Question: You can answer with an audio recording or in writing. This part takes 10 to 15 minutes.
- 2️⃣Further Questions: Here you see multiple choice questions and on the next page you can always specify in a boy for open answers. This part takes again 10 to 15 minutes.
Why are audio recordings useful?
The first question of the survey is open ended and therefore you will be asked to record an audio. This method of Asynchronous Narrative Audio-messages (short: ANAs) might seem unusual for scientific research but has many advantages:
- Timesaving: You can explain complex relations and contexts, which would take very long to write down, in a very short time.
- Simple: You can talk about your experiences and thoughts without thinking too much about how to write it and so on.
- Anonymous: You can stay fully anonymous because there is no interview setting, no names, no pictures, etc.
- Spontaneous: You can take part in the survey whenever you have time to and whenever you want to contribute.
- Pandemic-friendly: You can provide insights into your teaching practices and contexts even though travelling and field-visits aren’t possible due to Covid-19.
- User-friendly: You can retake your audio recording and there is a microphone test before the survey starts.
For more information on the ANA method have a look here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-38052-5_10
An additional explanation offers the research approach of the Grounded Theory (e.g., Charmaz 2006), on which the study relies, and which makes use of rich data. According to Charmaz rich data is
“solid material for building a significant analysis. Rich data are detailed, focused, and full. They reveal participants’ views, feelings, intentions, and actions as well as the contexts and structures of their lives.” (p.14)
Also, research participants are enabled to
“Break silences and express their views; Tell their stories and […] give them a coherent frame; Reflect on earlier events; Be experts; Choose what to tell and how to tell it; Share significant experiences and teach the interviewer how to interpret them; Express thoughts and feelings disallowed in other relationships and settings; Receive affirmation and understanding.” (p. 27)
Who stands behind the project?
The study is being conducted by Eva Kleinlein, B.A. M.Ed. M.Ed. as part of her PhD project. Eva Kleinlein is working as a university assistant at the University of Vienna (Austria) at the Centre for Teacher Education. Her PhD thesis is supervised by Michelle Proyer (University of Vienna, Austria) and Annette Textor (University of Bielefeld, Germany). In her research, Eva focuses on inclusive (teacher) education in an international perspective. For more information you can visit her profile:
Whom can I contact for requests and further questions?
Eva Verena Kleinlein, B.A. M.Ed. M.Ed.
Where can I find updates and outcomes of the study?
You can find updates of the study on this Website.
Where can I contribute to the study?
Click here to get directly to the English survey.
Klicke hier für die Umfrage auf Deutsch.
日本語でのアンケートはこちらから(Japanese Survey)。
What else is there to say about the study?
- The survey is highly anonymous: You don’t need to share any personal information like your name or e-mail address.
- If you want to share several cases, you can take part in the survey multiple times.
- You can go back and forth in the survey by clicking on the arrows in the end of each page.
- To save your answers click the button that says “Next”.
- In general, it should be possible to store your answers and proceed at another time.
- In the end of the survey there is a box for open responses. There you can share any remarks and questions that arose during the survey.
- If any questions occur, feel free to contact me via e-mail.
- If you are interested in being further involved in the study or if you want to keep posted about the outcomes of the study, please share your e-mail address in the end of the study or contact me via e-mail.
- Up to now the survey is unfortunately only available in English (answering in German is fine as well). But: It is not necessary to speak English perfectly to participate in the survey. I am happy to hear from all your experiences and every answer is welcome!
- Whenever the survey is available in other languages than English, it will be announced on this website.
- Please feel free to share the website and the survey with teachers around the world! Everyone is welcome to participate!
InSpots - Inclusive Schooling Practices of Teachers
Click here or scan the QR-Code below to take part in the English InSpots survey!
