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An Examination of Group Facilitator Challenges and Problem-Solving Techniques during IEP Team Meetings
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Beck, Stephenson J.; DeSutter, Keri – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2020
Special education professionals serve as facilitators of Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team meetings. As special educators serve on many IEP teams during the course of an academic year, and as the member composition for each team varies, facilitators are confronted with a unique set of challenges to managing successful meetings. In this…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Meetings, Teamwork, Cooperative Planning
Developing Effective University-School Consortia: Extending the Collaborative Ethos Model.
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Churton, Michael; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1996
Describes a system of four separate but interdependent school-university consortia that have been developed as part of the special education department's reform and restructuring initiatives in a Florida university. The rationale for the consortia, barriers to their implementation, and their missions, activities, and governance structures are…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Facilitating Merger through Personnel Preparation.
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Stainback, Susan; Stainback, William – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1987
The article presents a rationale for merging special and regular education in elementary/secondary schools. Steps that higher education could initiate to facilitate such a merger include: strengthening collaborative and cooperative efforts, restructuring organizational units, reorganizing program offerings and content, and coordinating with state…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Disabilities
Anatomy of Six Public School-University Partnerships.
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Christensen, Linda; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1996
Examines six school-university partnerships developed between the special education department of the University of South Florida and surrounding school districts, and delineates key factors contributing to their progress. Challenges to partnerships are discussed, including the establishment of parity and the role of personal values in developing…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities
Fostering the Continued Democratization of Consultation through Action Research.
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Pugach, Marleen C.; Johnson, Lawrence J. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
Action research, in which classroom teachers engage in systematic inquiry to develop new alternatives for approaching problematic classroom situations, is presented as a dimension of collaboration that has the potential to reduce teachers' resistance to changes in teaching practice as they work to accommodate diverse classroom populations.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Techniques, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Planning
An Inservice Training Model To Encourage Collaborative Consultation.
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Rule, Sarah; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
An in-service training model was developed to encourage collaboration among regular classroom teachers to assist mainstreamed handicapped students. The model encourages teams of educators to undergo training, uses a collegial approach, provides a forum for sharing classroom problems and possible solutions, and provides technical skills for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Collegiality, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Planning