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Dunst, Carl J.; Trivette, Carol M.; Deal, Angela G. – Professional Development in Education, 2011
The effectiveness of three types of in-service training designed to improve early intervention practitioners' abilities to use family-systems intervention practices was evaluated in the study of 473 participants. Participants attended either conference presentations or one of two types of workshops (half day/full day or multi-day), or received one…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disabilities, Inservice Education, Conferences (Gatherings)
Sargent, Amy; Gartland, Debi; Borinsky, Mark; Durkan, Kim – School-University Partnerships, 2009
In this article, we share how a professional development school (PDS) partnership between several elementary school sites within a district and an institution of higher education prepares special education teacher candidates. The following challenges are identified for PDS stakeholders: recruiting qualified special education mentor teachers,…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Mentors, Field Experience Programs, Special Education Teachers
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Burton, Dolores; Pac, Darra – School Science and Mathematics, 2009
Federal and state regulations mandating inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classes have made it essential to create pathways for pre-service teachers to develop skills to teach content to diverse groups of students. The study uses a framework suggested by the relationship between teacher attitude and teacher behavior…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Teacher Behavior, Inclusive Schools
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Lignugaris/Kraft, Benjamin; Marchand-Martella, Nancy – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1993
This paper describes the evaluation of an experimental program in which eight student special education teachers supervised new preservice trainees in a Direct Instruction practicum. Improvement in trainees' presentation and error correction skills and their positive evaluation of the practicum suggest the effectiveness of this peer coaching…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Field Experience Programs, Peer Teaching, Practicum Supervision
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Hoover, John J. – Education, 1984
Cooperating teachers rated student teachers on ability to work with children having learning disabilities and/or emotional/behavior disorders. No significant differences were found between students with prior special education field experience and those without. Further research is needed to identify training methods that increase ability to work…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary School Teachers, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
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Maheady, Larry; Mallette, Barbara; Harper, Gregory F. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1996
Describes the Pair Tutoring Program, involving 264 preservice general educators and 118 children, either with disabilities or at-risk, a component of the RARE (Reflective and Responsive Educator) program. This early, field-based experience is designed to prepare preservice general education teachers to work more effectively with diverse learning…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Strategies, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
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Salend, Spencer J.; Whittaker, Catharine R.; Garrick Duhaney, Laurel M. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2006
A major barrier in the provision of special education services to migrant students is the lack of trained personnel who understand the unique strengths and challenges of migrant students. Using the experiences of the Migrant Special Education Training Program, this article presents a teacher education curriculum and pedagogical model for preparing…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Curriculum, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Migrants