NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Development of Special Education in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Vodounou, Victor A. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
Overviews the development of special education in several sub-Saharan African countries; describes the current status of special education programs in terms of financing and quality of educational services; and offers suggestions for improving special education services through curriculum development, teacher training, appropriate facilities and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations
Internet Solutions for Isolation: Educational Resources & Professional Development Opportunities for Educators of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Johnson, Harold A. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1997
Presents a model for Internet use in deaf education that recognizes the expertise of experienced teachers, enhances preservice teacher preparation, and develops instructional resources. Discusses barriers to teacher use of the Internet, educational Internet applications, three types of World Wide Web sites, and resources available via the Council…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Teacher Competencies for Rural Special Educators: Implications for Special (Adapted) Physical Education.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Dempsey, Stephen D. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1990
Reviews research findings concerning competencies needed by and required of rural special education teachers and adapted physical education teachers. Discusses various validation techniques in teacher competency research. Describes 20 competencies as they relate to the generalist and the specialist in special physical education. Contains 69…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Physical Education Teachers
Attracting and Retaining Special Educators in Rural and Small Schools: Issues and Solutions.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lemke, June Canty – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1995
Addresses the needs of beginning special education teachers in small, rural school districts; describes strategies for recruiting special education teachers in rural areas; describes programs that small and rural school districts can use to orient new teachers to the school and community; and identifies strategies for retaining teachers in rural…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Educational Strategies
Teacher Competencies for Transition Programs as Reported by State Directors of Special Education.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bull, Kay S.; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1994
Survey of 40 state directors of special education identified skills and expertise necessary for personnel in special education transition programs. Tables list required and desired teacher competencies. Recommends that teacher preparation programs include a range of skills and information much broader than current traditional special education…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, High Schools