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A Survey of Training Programs for Teachers of Mildly Handicapped Adolescents.
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Bursuck, William D.; Epstein, Michael H. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1986
A survey of 160 teacher education programs and state certification departments in all 50 states showed a continuing trend for states to establish separate certificates for elementary and secondary level special education teachers along with significant differences in college/university training programs in states that require separate secondary…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Mild Disabilities, National Surveys, Secondary Education
Preparation of Teachers Who Serve Hearing Impaired Students with Additional Mild Handicaps.
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Power, Ann R.; Elliott, Raymond, Jr. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
Two surveys of personnel preparation programs in education of the hearing impaired were conducted, to determine teacher educators' opinions on the preparation of teachers to serve learning-disabled and socially/emotionally disturbed hearing-impaired students. The 98 responses indicated a need to modify existing curricula in personnel preparation…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Generic Teacher Preparation: Has the Issue Been Resolved?
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Elliott, Raymond N., Jr.; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1991
A national survey examined opinions of state directors of special education and special education teacher educators (n=118) about generic teacher preparation. Findings supported the value of generic teacher preparation for teachers of mildly handicapped students and identified unresolved issues including the impact of such programs on service…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Mild Disabilities
Burnout among Special Education Teachers in Self-Contained Cross-Categorical Classrooms.
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Nichols, Amy Sloan; Sosnowsky, Frances LaPlante – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2002
This study with 77 special education teachers examined degrees of burnout and number of heterogeneous disability categories, caseload size, and proportion of students with emotional impairments. Only the proportion of emotionally impaired students affected teacher burnout by increasing depersonalization. Burnout was also related to dissatisfaction…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Mild Disabilities, Self Contained Classrooms