Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals (6th Edition)

The dynamic writing duo of Marilyn Friend and Lynne Cook presents college and university students with a fully updated resource available for purchase or rental in their textbook Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals (6th Edition), ISBN 9780137152056. This text boasts a myriad of new and updated features that will guide students through the foundational principles of serving in the school professional arena. New features include technology tools with each chapter presenting practical applications for collaboration such as wikis and RSS feeds as well as a featured chapter-closing section called 'A Case for Collaboration' which provides relatable cases that show how concepts and practices are applied in real-world situations. Other effective features of this book include case descriptions and vignettes that demonstrate relevant concepts and principles, a section entitled 'Putting Ideas into Practice,' and the integration of relevant research studies. Marilyn Friend and Lynne Cook strategically lay out the concepts of Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals (6th Edition) across 12 succinct chapters. Chapter 1 begins this book with a presentation of 'The Fundamentals of Collaboration' followed by chapter 2 presenting strategies for 'Interpersonal Problem Solving.' Chapter 3 delves into the ins and outs of 'Teams' while chapter 4 provides a look into 'Consultation.' 'Co-teaching' is the topic of choice in chapter 5 followed by 'Paraeducators' examined in chapter 6 and 'Practical Matters' in chapter 7. Chapter 8 presents strategies for 'Interpersonal Communication' while chapter 9 provides ideas for 'Using Statements' and chapter 10 delves into strategies for 'Asking Questions.' Chapter 11 tackles the subject of 'Difficult Interactions' while the concluding pages are found in chapter 12 taking a look at 'Perspectives and Issues.'