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Direct linkJohnson, Jerry; Ohlson, Matthew A.; Shope, Shane – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
In this descriptive and comparative study, we present results highlighting the complexity and scope of the challenges facing rural districts as they navigate the changing demographics of the students and families they serve. Rapid increases in the number and concentration of racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse students in rural areas…
Descriptors: Demography, Social Change, Population Trends, Rural Areas
Fiechtl, Barbara J.; Hager, Karen D. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2019
This article describes a statewide online alternative teacher preparation program in early childhood special education. The history and evolution of the program is explained along with the programmatic changes that resulted from working with noncertified teachers with a wide variety of backgrounds in both rural and urban districts. Challenges and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Distance Education, Educational History, Special Education
Peer reviewedRule, Sarah; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1993
A survey of 25 Utah programs offering educationally based direct services to handicapped and at-risk children aged 0-5 examined administrator attitudes about staff certification requirements and desirable knowledge and competencies. Results are compared to the content of Utah State University's early intervention rural training program. (SV)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Higher Education
Download full textObi, Sunday O.; Obiakor, Festus E. – 2000
This paper examined issues that affect rural students with exceptionalities and identified effective techniques to reverse problems confronting these students. Following an introductory section, an overview of rural special education programs identifies consistent problems of misidentification, mistakes in assessment, misclassification,…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Technology
Robins, Kathleen – 1994
A consortium of universities in Utah developed a teacher training program in sensory impairments to address a long-term critical shortage of teachers qualified to service hearing-impaired/deaf and visually-impaired/blind students. The teacher shortage was a direct result of program cuts at the University of Utah. An advisory board was selected to…
Descriptors: College Programs, Consortia, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Parry, James D.; Ferrara, Joseph M. – 1984
Knowledge-based expert computer systems are addressing issues relevant to all special educators, but are particularly relevant in rural settings where human experts are less available because of distance and cost. An expert system is an application of artificial intelligence (AI) that typically engages the user in a dialogue resembling the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedVan Ert, Heidi; Wolf, Joan S. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
A staff development program was designed to train rural Utah teachers in effective strategies for serving gifted and talented students. Teams of facilitators from universities and district offices traveled to rural sites to deliver 3 10-hour teacher workshops. Teachers indicated that the training was beneficial and reported positive results from…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Higher Education
Rule, Sarah; And Others – 1996
The Collaborative Early Childhood Special Education Program provides training to students from rural and remote areas in Utah that leads to a certificate in early childhood special education. The program represents a collaborative effort between Utah State University, the University of Utah, and the Utah Office of Education. Contact with special…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Distance Education, Higher Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Peer reviewedSebastian, Joan; McDonnell, John – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1995
Strategies for educating students with low-incidence disabilities in rural schools include inclusion, peer- and community-referenced curriculum, student-centered educational planning, instruction in actual performance settings, positive behavioral support, and transdisciplinary teams. In Utah, the state office of education, universities, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Educational Cooperation, Educational Needs
