Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ519910
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Teacher Educators and the Future of Personnel Preparation Programs for Serving Students with Visual Impairments.
Silberman, R. K.; And Others
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v90 n2 p115-24 Mar-Apr 1996
A survey of 69 faculty members from 32 universities offering preparation programs for teachers, orientation and mobility specialists, rehabilitation teachers, and doctoral-level leadership personnel serving people with visual impairments raises concerns about the future viability of such programs, in light of state budget cuts, faculty recruitment problems, and lack of institutional support. (DB)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Educational Trends, Financial Problems, Higher Education, National Surveys, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Termination, Rehabilitation Programs, Retrenchment, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educator Education, Teacher Educators, Teacher Recruitment, Trend Analysis, Visual Impairments, Visually Impaired Mobility
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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