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Download full textWald, Judy L. – 1996
This paper identifies issues associated with the supply and demand of culturally and linguistically diverse teaching professionals, particularly special educators. It notes an alarming disparity between the supply and the demand of special education teaching professionals representing diverse populations. First, data on general and special…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cultural Differences, Data Collection, Disabilities
Colorado State General Assembly, Denver. Legislative Council. – 1996
The annual review of the activities of the Colorado Commission for Achievement in Education found that the primary focus of the Commission's activities during 1996 was a study of graduate education, and to this end a task force on graduate research and education was created to study issues related to current basic and applied research at graduate…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Graduate Study
Carr, Sonya C. – 1995
The shortage of qualified special educators in Louisiana is critical, particularly in rural areas. Factors contributing to this shortage include low teacher salaries, reduction of tuition exemption for teachers taking certification courses, and higher tuition costs. University training programs must assist teachers in developing necessary…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Computer Uses in Education, Course Descriptions, Disabilities
Douglas, Lin D.; Fennerty, Daniel C. – 1994
A portfolio assessment process was implemented in the Special Education Division of Central Washington University's teacher education program. The portfolio assessment was designed as an "end of major" assessment with three goals: provide a continuous assessment of the program of studies, determine the quality of program graduates, and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Check Lists, Competency Based Teacher Education, Education Majors
Hasazi, Susan E.; And Others – 1982
This document is a monograph in a personnel development series addressing issues that are pertinent for policy-making personnel concerned with inservice personnel development of vocational/special educators. Chapter 1 addresses the state of the art in inservice education and includes a definition and information on legislative provisions, the…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Change Agents, Disabilities, Higher Education
Koenig, Alan J., Ed.; Holbrook, M. Cay, Ed. – 2000
This text, one of two on the instruction of students with visual impairments, focuses on instructional strategies. The following 21 chapters are included: (1) "Creating and Nurturing Effective Educational Teams" (Irene Topor and others); (2) "Comprehensive Assessment" (Toni Heinze); (3) "Ongoing Assessments: Informal Techniques" (Carol Layton);…
Descriptors: Blindness, Educational Policy, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education
Cramer, Sharon F. – 1998
This book is intended to provide special educators or teachers-in-training with realistic tools for effective collaborative working relationships. The text integrates practical exercises with discussion of relevant research. When used as part of an undergraduate or graduate course, the text offers self-assessment and environmental assessment…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedFishbaugh, Mary Susan E.; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
Two portfolio projects were initiated at Montana State University to address the need for increasing teacher development opportunities in rural areas. Projects involved the use of portfolios to document and reflect on the teaching experiences of preservice special educators and general educators working towards special education certification.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Isolation, Higher Education
Carr, Sonya C. – 1997
This paper reports on the perceptions of rural teachers who completed the Exceptional Family course as part of a specialized rural training program at Southeastern Louisiana University. A requirement for certification or a master's degree in special education, the course aims to provide an understanding of exceptional families using a family…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Disabilities, Education Courses, Elementary Secondary Education
Sullivan, Michael E. – 1995
This report describes an alternative teacher certification program developed to address special education teacher shortages in rural West Virginia. For the past 9 years, one of every three educators in West Virginia assigned to special education has worked on some type of sub-standard license. The alternative certification program allows West…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Alternative Teacher Certification, Degree Requirements, Distance Education
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education, Reston, VA. – 1998
Designed for high school students interested in careers in special education and related services, this guide outlines the different roles of special education and related services professionals who teach and provide specifically designed instruction and services to children with disabilities. It addresses the different disabilities that students…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Certification, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Mullins, Frank; Morris, Sidney; Reinoehl, Kim – 1997
This paper reviews all of the 50 state plans required under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in order to identify state initiatives dealing with the recruitment and retention of special education personnel. The beginning of the report explains the requirements under IDEA relevant to recruitment and discusses the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Certification, College School Cooperation, Disabilities
Milian, Madeline; Ferrell, Kay Alicyn – 1998
This monograph describes a personnel preparation program that prepared 32 Colorado special education graduates to meet the needs of students who are learning English as a second language and are visually impaired. Graduates took a course that was specially designed to expose students to relevant literature on federal mandates for the education of…
Descriptors: Braille, Course Content, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student)
Minner, Sam; Prater, Greg – 1994
In response to a problem in recruiting and retaining special education teachers on the Navajo Reservation, the Rural Special Education Project (RSEP) was designed to prepare special education teachers to deliver quality services to Navajo children with handicapping conditions. The RSEP is a partnership between Northern Arizona University and the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Anglo Americans, College School Cooperation
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1994
This document brings together professional standards of the special education profession adopted by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). The standards represent the efforts of special educators to govern their own practice, guide agencies that certify or license special educators, and improve programs that prepare special educators. The…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Beginning Teachers, Behavior Standards
