Identificación de las características docentes necesarias para formar parejas codocentes eficaces

The practice of co-teaching has gradually been introduced into classrooms to promote more inclusive methodological approaches. This study aimed to identify the profile and characteristics required of co-teachers in order to guide both teachers who are new to this approach and school administrators in charge of implementing it. A qualitative, exploratory methodology was employed to analyze the experience of teachers and administrators in two elementary schools in the province of Barcelona, and this was contrasted with the opinion of two experts in co-teaching. The results reveal ten characteristics that should be considered for co-teaching. The conclusions point to the benefit of having appropriate teacher profiles and establishing compatible co-teaching pairs, as this determines, in large part, whether the experience is a success.