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The Supply/Demand Puzzle.
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Smith-Davis, Judy; Billingsley, Bonnie S. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1993
This discussion of personnel supply/demand issues in special education notes the interlocking of personnel quality with personnel quantity, suggests that many complications in personnel supply/demand are of recent origin, and recommends that supply/demand imbalances be studied and cooperatively addressed at the local level. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Community Role, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns
Meeting the Supply/Demand Requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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Lauritzen, Paul; Friedman, Stephen J. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1993
This paper describes the current status of teacher supply and demand in both special and general education, presents examples of the kinds of data and analyses which comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and discusses how educational policymaking might be affected by the mandate to project future personnel needs. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Data Analysis, Data Collection, Disabilities
Impressions of the Czechoslovakian Educational System: Before and after the Velvet Revolution.
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Nevin, Ann; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1992
This article presents a description of the educational system of the Czecho-Slovak Federal Republic, with an emphasis on the educational impact of the November 1989 revolution. Examples and guidelines for international collaborative research and teaching programs concerned with special education and other areas are offered. (DB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cooperation, Disabilities, Educational Change
Distance Education and Special Education: Promises, Practices, and Potential Pitfalls.
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Spooner, Fred; Spooner, Melba; Algozzine, Bob; Jordan, LuAnn – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1998
Addresses the promises, practices, and pitfalls of distance education for training additional special-education teachers. A table summarizes current distance-learning practices broken down into use of either asynchronous technology or synchronous technology. Advantages (such as fewer teachers reaching more students and low cost instruction) and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Distance Education, Educational Practices, Educational Technology
Professional Ethics within the Context of Student Discipline and Diversity.
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Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Tillman, Linda C.; Johnson, Carolyn Talbert – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2001
This article reviews research findings that indicate the schooling of minority students is being jeopardized by heightened anxiety over school safety and the advent of "zero tolerance" regulations. A means for a more constructive focus is discussed that calls for ethical considerations, cross-cultural literacy, and behavior management and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
The Research to Practice Projects: Lessons Learned about Changing Teacher Practice.
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Boudah, Daniel J.; Logan, Kent R.; Greenwood, Charles R. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2001
This paper identifies nine lessons learned from five federally funded special education research to practice projects. Four projects are school-university collaborative partnerships and one is local-school- based. Both models stress research-validated practices to improve performance of students with and without disabilities across multiple years.…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness