The Center for Teacher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was designed to reform teacher education programs. The collaborative operation of a beginning course to introduce students to the field of education and to the approach to professional training applied at the center is presented. (SM)

The article describes differences between consultation and collaboration among special education and regular classroom teachers and makes the argument that collaboration deserves far greater attention in current attempts to redefine relationships between specialists and teachers in the schools. (Author/DB)

Ninety-five teachers participated in a peer collaboration process, involving structured dialogue to promote teachers' use of alternative interventions for students with learning and behavior problems. The intervention group, compared to controls, had reduced referral rates, increased confidence in handling classroom problems, increased positive…

This book discusses collaboration as it occurs in all of its varying contexts in schools, such as consultation between special education and general classroom teachers, collaboration among classroom teachers, collaboration between university faculty in special and general education, and collaboration between institutions of higher education and…

This book discusses collaboration as it occurs in all of its varying contexts in schools, such as consultation between special education and general classroom teachers, collaboration among classroom teachers, collaboration between university faculty in special and general education, and collaboration between institutions of higher education and…