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Building Special Education Teacher Capacity in Rural Schools: Impact of a Grow Your Own Program
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Sutton, Joe P.; Bausmith, Shirley C.; O'Connor, Dava M.; Pae, Holly A.; Payne, John R. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2014
Rural education has a legacy of unique challenges, with highest priority needs in the South. Chief among these challenges are the conditions of poverty associated with many rural districts and the education of students with disabilities. Compared with their urban and suburban counterparts, rural teachers experience higher rates of turnover, and…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Rural Schools, Capacity Building, Program Effectiveness
Understanding the Experiences of Gifted Education Teachers and Fidelity of Implementation in Rural Schools
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Azano, Amy Price; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Missett, Tracy C.; Brunner, Marguerite – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2014
Approximately one quarter of American students attend rural schools; however, the needs of these students are often overlooked in education policy despite well-documented limited financial resources and pervasive poverty. Relatively little is known about the experiences of gifted students in rural areas and even less about the teachers serving…
Descriptors: Gifted, Special Education Teachers, Teaching Experience, Rural Schools
The Use of Educational Technology Integration by Special Education Teachers in Rural Schools in South Carolina
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Byrd-Jones, Shannon L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Effective professional development training is essential to ensuring full technology integration in all classrooms by all teachers on a regular basis. Technology integration can greatly enhance the learning of all students. In particular students with disabilities and special needs benefit a great deal from the use of technology during…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Access to Education, Educational Technology, Special Education
No Child Left Behind and Its Effect on Recruiting and Retaining Special Education Teachers in Rural South Carolina School Districts
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Martin, Deborah S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The study examined the No Child Left Behind Act as it relates to the recruiting and retention of special education teachers in rural school districts. The focus of the research was to examine those factors that have influenced teachers to leave the profession or to seek employment in more urban school districts. Data for the study were collected…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Federal Legislation, Special Education Teachers
Problems and Solutions in Delivery of Special Education Services in Rural America.
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McKintosh, Dean K. – Rural Educator, 1986
A model of service delivery to rural handicapped children trains classroom teachers onsite to be "Cooperative Extension Service Agents" within their schools. University faculty bring graduate coursework to the school site and "Agent" teachers provide special education inservice assistance to fellow teachers, facilitating local…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Extension Education
OPEC Review, 1996.
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Elksnin, Nick, Ed.; Elksnin, Linda, Ed. – OPEC Review, 1996
These four newsletters from the South Carolina Department of Education focus on teaching and serving students with disabilities. The first newsletter includes articles addressing ways that special education professionals can be good to themselves so they can meet the needs of exceptional children; strategies for instructing children with attention…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication, Coping, Deaf Blind