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Peterson, Patricia J.; Sandigo, Alma M.; Stoddard, Susan E.; Abou-Rjaily, Kathleen; Ulrich, Judith – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2020
Arizona teacher education programs are largely concentrated in urban or suburban areas, with the majority of practicum experiences and student teaching placements located in the same metropolitan areas. However, in Arizona, 35% of K-12 students are served by the 135 school districts that qualify as "rural." In the extreme southwest…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic American Students, College School Cooperation, Teacher Education Programs
Sims, Kimberly – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The federal mandates set forth by the Individual with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) require an increase in inclusive education for students with special education needs in the least restrictive environment. This type of environment can be in a 'co-taught' classroom. Co-teaching is defined as an…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Interpersonal Communication, Action Research, Federal Legislation
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2007
The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This Arizona edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state policies…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Effectiveness, Yearbooks
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Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1987
Profiles three program awards for exemplary rural special education practices. Describes an Arizona program that allows teachers to pursue advanced training without quitting their jobs, an Idaho program of work experience and transitional services for special education students, and a Virginia program for normalization of students labeled…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Mainstreaming