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Direct linkDouglas, 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
Robertson, Janna Siegel; Singleton, Jacques D. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010
The shortage of special education teachers has prompted the creation of alternative certification programs. The effectiveness of the University of Memphis's (U of M's) 14-year-old alternative Special Education Institute program in preparing teachers to teach and remain in the field was examined. The program was compared to the U of M's traditional…
Descriptors: African American Students, Graduates, School Districts, Special Education Teachers
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
Cramer, Elizabeth; Nevin, Ann – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2006
A mixed methodology approach was used to study the relationship between general and special educators who were co-teaching. On two co-teacher assessment instruments, sums of ratings from special educators and general elementary and secondary educators in an urban multicultural school district in the southeastern USA were similar to those obtained…
Descriptors: Children, Special Education Teachers, Research Methodology, Teacher Attitudes
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
Lang, Margaret; Fox, Lise – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2004
The national landscape of education and professional development is changing. Instructional personnel of students with severe disabilities are frequently untrained, professionally isolated, and in need of current knowledge and best practice in programming for these students. This article describes the need for a shift from a reliance on the…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Instructional Innovation, Innovation, Professional Development
