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Career Development in Rural Districts: Opportunities and Limitations Regarding Students with Disabilities
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Schutz, Michele A.; Travers, Hilary E. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2023
The joint contributions of general education and special education staff should collectively support career development for students with disabilities in rural communities. This mixed-methods study explored the views of staff and administrators across 10 rural districts on staffing for supporting students with disabilities in preparing for work,…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Career Development, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Educating Students with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from Commerce Independent School District
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Tremmel, Patricia; Myers, Rachel; Brunow, David A.; Hott, Brittany L. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2020
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts have moved from brick-and-mortar instruction to remote instruction with little planning time and limited resources. Rural localities, already facing barriers and hardships, attempted to provide special education and related services in accordance with rapidly changing state and federal…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Students with Disabilities, School Closing
Building and Sustaining School-University Partnerships in Rural Settings: One Approach for Improving Special Education Service Delivery
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Maheady, Larry; Magiera, Kathleen; Simmons, Rhea – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2016
School-university partnerships have been offered as possible solutions for many contemporary educational challenges. These relationships are generally well accepted by university and school personnel; however, unanswered questions remain regarding their nature and utility. This paper describes one teacher preparation program's efforts to…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Sustainability, Special Education
Lessons Learned from Work with International Partners to Inform Rural Practices for Early Childhood Intervention
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Grisham-Brown, Jennifer; McCormick, Katherine M. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
The United States is becoming increasingly diverse with the largest growth in Hispanic populations. Diversity also is increasing in rural America. This diversity is reflected in the participants in early care and education programs and K-12 students. Unfortunately, demographics for college and university teacher education programs do not match…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Partnerships in Education, Rural Areas
Preparing Early Childhood Special Educators in Appalachian Kentucky
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McLaren, Elizabeth; Rutland, Julie Harp – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
National shortages of qualified personnel in the field of early childhood special education are well documented, with shortages magnified in regions characterized by poverty and rural geography. This article provides an overview of the challenges faced and innovations implemented by an alternate-track, personnel preparation program in Appalachian…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Teacher Shortage, Alternative Teacher Certification
Assistive Technology Service Delivery in Rural School Districts
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Ault, Melinda Jones; Bausch, Margaret E.; Mclaren, Elizabeth M. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
Little is known about the implementation of assistive technology (AT) services for students in rural areas. This study investigated the AT service delivery in 10 rural districts across six states. The results indicated that students use AT across functional areas, but considerably fewer number of devices than do those not living in rural areas. AT…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Delivery Systems, Assistive Technology, Special Education