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Teacher Education Reform within University Special Education Programs

Year: 2006 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

Colleges and universities across the U.S. are making efforts in teacher education reform in order to better the training of instructors and therefore the education of children. In this article, the authors describe two a...
Teacher Education and Special Education: A Second Look Back

Year: 2003 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

"Teacher Education and Special Education" has always been a referenced journal among educators. Its journal articles have met accepted standards for relevance and quality of scholarship at the time that they were accepte...
Unified Early Childhood Personnel Preparation Programs: Perceptions from the Field.

Year: 2002 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

This study examined perceptions of unified early childhood personnel preparation programs by 28 faculty members in such programs and by graduates (n=42) of unified, dual, or separate exceptional child education or except...
Evolving Transitions?

Year: 1996 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

Discusses the shift in special education teacher preparation programs from a medical orientation and a focus exclusively on the child, to a focus on the whole system in which the child functions. Highlights the need for ...
Rejoinder to Reflection Pieces.

Year: 1996 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

Comments on previous articles in the same journal that address preservice teacher education for special educators. The differing viewpoints are seen as potential strengths that will contribute to the growth of special ed...
To Stay the Course or Change: Reflections on Preparing Personnel in Special Education.

Year: 1996 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

This introductory article to the issue, which focuses on the preparation of special education teachers, discusses the different perspectives of winners of the Teacher Education Division Publication Award. Evaluates wheth...
Professional Collaboration: Challenges of the Next Decade.

Year: 1990 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

The article examines a specific challenge to special education during the 1990's as it stresses the need for regular and special education to collaborate to improve instruction for the diversity of children in today's cl...
Personnel Preparation in Early Childhood Special Education: Assessment as a Content Area.

Year: 1990 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

A survey of 56 Early Childhood Special Education teacher education programs found that the majority had separate assessment courses with a practicum component. Assessment topics receiving the greatest emphasis were instr...
The Challenge of Implementing Collaboration between General and Special Education.

Year: 1989 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

The article describes differences between consultation and collaboration among special education and regular classroom teachers and makes the argument that collaboration deserves far greater attention in current attempts...
The Role of the University Supervisor: Perceptions of Practicum Students.

Year: 1988 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

This study investigated the perceptions of 79 senior special education practicum students regarding the appropriate role of their university supervisor during a field-based experience. Content analysis showed that studen...