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Schnorr, Janice M.; Brady, Nancy J. – 1994
This resource manual is designed to assist Alaska school districts in recruiting and retaining special education teachers. It offers 50 practical suggestions for developing an effective recruitment program, focusing on the processes of gathering information; developing recruiters, materials, and strategies; and screening and interviewing…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Turnover, Personnel Management

Anderson, Roy B. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1986
Compares survey responses of rural special education administrators and teachers in Alaska and compares results with previous national studies. Finds issues identified by administrators and teachers differ from those of national studies. Recommends that models designed for one rural environment not be generalized without considering uniqueness of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Differences
Johnson, Marilyn Kay; Amundsen, Cheryl – 1985
A 3-year project to provide rural Alaska teachers with access to the University of Alaska-Anchorage's Special Education Program used distance education in learning applications as well as in developing a knowledge base. Previous Alaskan distance education programs had been criticized as "second class" compared to traditional on-campus…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Continuing Education, Correspondence Study, Distance Education