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Download full textMayhew, Jack; And Others – 1996
Responding to a shortage of special education teachers with multicultural training, the University of Utah designed a series of American Indian specialization courses for teachers, leading to a master's degree in professional practice. Essential course components include cultural awareness, nonbiased assessment, specialized curriculum and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Disabilities, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Hofmeister, A.; And Others – 1996
Over the past 20 years, there has been a steady increase in the number of paraprofessional personnel employed in special education, Title 1, and bilingual education programs. Currently, there are approximately 500,000 paraeducators working in the United States. Data indicates that 95 percent of paraeducators are women working for little more than…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Rule, Sarah – 2001
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a federally supported project at Utah State University to prepare 77 early intervention and preschool special education personnel. The project's three strands proposed to improve the existing early childhood special education certification program by preparing special educators to work…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Identification, Early Intervention, Higher Education
