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Direct linkFogle, Keri C.; Hoppey, David; Allsopp, David H. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2020
Parents have advocated for the educational rights of their children with disabilities for decades, and more so since the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Advocating for one's child while working as an employee in the same school district where your child receives special education services comes with…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Student Rights, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Douglas, Sarah N.; Chapin, Shelley E.; Nolan, James F. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2016
In recent years, there has been an increase in paraeducator supports, in large part because students with low incidence disabilities are being included more frequently in general education settings. As a result, special education teachers have been given additional supervisory responsibilities related to directing the work of paraeducators in…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Cooperation
McCray, Erica D. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2012
In this article, the author details the findings of a study of completers during their last semester of a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program in special education. The purpose of this multiple-case study was to understand how the extent to which the program was implemented, the participants' background and career trajectories, and the…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Special Education Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Case Studies
Shippen, Margaret E.; Curtis, Rebecca; Miller, Alan – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2009
In this study, the authors investigate the perceptions of general educators, special educators, and school counselors on the topic of overrepresentation of minorities (specifically, African American) in special education programs. The study took place in a rural school district in south central Alabama, where overrepresentation of African American…
Descriptors: African American Students, Rural Schools, Mental Retardation, Focus Groups
Peer reviewedRose, Terry L.; Beattie, John R. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1986
Responses of 259 school districts to a questionnaire about special education substitute teachers indicated that regional differences affected policies regarding degree and certification, consideration for full-time employment, and pay; while evaluation, training, selection, removal, and fringe benefit practices were consistent across the nation.…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDil, Nasim; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1993
This study of special education faculty needs at institutions of higher education for the periods 1984-88 and 1989-94 found that many positions were filled by individuals already in higher education or previously employed in state or local education agencies. Results suggest that a substantial number of future applicants may also come from these…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Disabilities, Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education
