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Are Future Teachers Aware of the Gap between Research and Practice and What Should They Know?
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Greenwood, Charles R.; Maheady, Larry – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2001
This article first assesses the existing "state of awareness of the research to practice gap" among 111 preservice educators. It then discusses the potential benefits associated with the improvement of this knowledge and describes a variety of programmatic options, structural and instructional, that may enhance preservice educators' knowledge,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Preservice Teachers
The Research to Practice Gap in Special Education.
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Greenwood, Charles R.; Abbott, Mary – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2001
This article considers reasons for the gap between research and practice in special education including the unique separation of the research and practice communities in special and general education, the limited relevance of educational research, the failure to articulate manageable research-validated interventions, and the weak opportunities for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Research and Development
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
Introduction to the Topical Issue: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice in Special Education: Issues and Implications for Teacher Preparation.
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Greenwood, Charles R. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2001
This introductory article notes the special issue's purpose of highlighting ways to close gaps between research and practice in special education from the perspective of teacher preparation, inservice training, professional development, and collaborations between researchers and teachers in local schools. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education