The responses indicated considerable agreement among educator groups in their estimations of the percentage of time actually and ideally allotted to eight role activities, with support for more time in communication and consultation roles and less time in clerical and miscellaneous tasks. (Author)

Special education teachers (N=357) in New York State were surveyed regarding state regulations for resource and special class programs. Results indicated most districts were in compliance with regulations; however, 13 percent to 31 percent of respondents reported noncompliance with specific regulations. Other reported problems in special education…

A survey of 48 secondary-level learning disability content teachers and 45 basic skills teachers examined their relationship with the mainstream, curricular structure, instructional methodology, and students' behavioral characteristics. The two groups differed little in how they taught but more in how they perceived their interactions and their…