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Strassfeld, Natasha M. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2019
More than 40 years after passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), some special education teacher preparation programs offer limited coursework on parent involvement, advocacy, or home-school collaboration. For pre-service special education teachers and/or novice special education teachers working with students with…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Parent Participation, Preservice Teacher Education
Devereaux, Temma Harris; Prater, Mary Anne; Jackson, Aaron; Heath, Melissa Allen; Carter, Nari J. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010
Special education faculty members (n = 12) from a large Western university participated in a four-year professional development program centered on increasing their cultural responsiveness. During the fourth year the primary investigator interviewed faculty members regarding their perceptions and the impact of the program. Each interview was…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Special Education Teachers, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes
Kretlow, Allison Graves; Bartholomew, Christina C. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010
The authors conducted a comprehensive review of research to identify the impact of coaching on changes in preservice and in-service teachers' implementation of evidence-based practices. They identified a total of 13 studies from the 20 years of literature they searched. In general, coaching improved the extent to which teachers accurately…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Literature Reviews, Coaching (Performance), Evidence
Sindelar, Paul T.; Brownell, Mary T.; Billingsley, Bonnie – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010
In this article, the authors propose an agenda for special education teacher education researchers, with particular attention to policy work and studies of innovations in pre-service preparation, induction and mentoring, and professional development. Because previous research is limited and unfocused, the foundation for future research is weak,…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy
Kurtts, Stephanie A.; Cooper, Jewell E.; Boyles, Carolyn – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2007
In North Carolina, where the state must hire 10,000 teachers every year just to fill existing classrooms, highly qualified special education teachers are included in the top three areas of greatest teacher shortage, behind math and science. Such needs, which include an increase in teachers from ethnic minorities, challenge teacher educators to…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Educators, Teacher Recruitment
Heng, Mary Anne; Tam, Kai Yung – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2006
In Singapore, special education has traditionally been perceived as distinct from general education. Students with learning and behavioral difficulties in general education classrooms are often neglected. Typically, this is due to the fact that many general education teachers lack the competencies required to work with students with diverse…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Special Education
Thompson, Sandra J.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Clapper, Ann T.; Thurlow, Martha L. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2006
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 904) raise the achievement expectations of all students, including students with disabilities. These requirements place new responsibilities on institutions of higher education and state educational agencies…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, State Standards, Educational Improvement
Houchins, David E.; Shippen, Margaret E.; Jolivette, Kristine – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2006
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of five years of system-wide reform on factors associated with the job satisfaction of juvenile justice teachers. Prior to this research, no data were available on the effect of reform on the job satisfaction of this population. A comprehensive survey was administered to teachers who had been in the…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Juvenile Justice, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes
Kim, Young-Gyoung; Angell, Maureen E.; O'Brian, Mary; Strand, Kenneth B.; Fulk, Barbara M.; Watts, Emily H. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2006
A statewide survey was completed by 234 special education teachers with experience in developing assessment portfolios within the Illinois Alternate Assessment (IAA) system. Relationships between these teachers' demographics and their perspectives, concerns, and self-reported practices related to the IAA system was identified and described. These…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Practices, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
McLeskey, James; Waldron, Nancy L. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2004
This is the first in a series of articles addressing conceptions of teacher learning, and the implications of these conceptions for improving the practice of teaching. This article provides descriptions of three perspectives on teacher learning: knowledge-for-practice, knowledge-in-practice, and knowledge-of practice (Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 1999).…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Change, Theory Practice Relationship, Special Education
Bausch, Margaret E.; Hasselbring, Ted S. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2004
Assistive Technology (AT) devices and services have been legally mandated for several years. However, the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Act Amendments P.L. 105-17 (IDEA1997), which states that every student with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) must be considered for AT, had enormous implications impacting approximately six…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Technical Assistance