Conditions of Successful Team Support for Children Facing Difficulty in Elementary School: An Analysis Based on the Grounded Theory Approach

Abstract

This study investigated how school staff collaborated to assist elementary school children who had difficulty in school and examined the process for the support team to function effectively. Ten elementary school staff members with the experience of being in support team were interviewed, and the responses were analyzed using the modified grounded theory approach. A total of 21 concepts emerged. From the concepts, four sub-categories were further identified. The four sub-categories were then grouped into two categories, namely “the process of building a psychological foundation” and “the process from trial-and-error to systematic efforts.” For effective team support, efforts corresponding to these concepts should be sequentially applied.