This qualitative study explored the thoughts and perceptions of 16 teachers and their experiences working with special education students. The programming options most often offered by school districts are general education inclusion or a separate resource setting, yet there is a limited amount of research showing actual academic progress to guide…

The purpose of this study is to identify the requirements for the success of the integration program and to find out the causes of success and to provide optimal services for the students with disabilities in regular schools. The study attempts to answer the following questions: (1) What are the most important requirements of the success of the…

Results of questionnaires completed by 414 school districts indicated that most local education agencies use resource room programs and have done so for at least three years. Most programs are multicategorical. The majority reported the programs effective and said they would continue to be used. Findings cited the need for descriptions of model…

Thirty-five resource elementary and secondary resource teachers identified as major difficulties of their positions lack of inservice training to acquaint classroom teachers with the role of the resource room program, conflicts with regular class teachers, lack of funds and materials, and excessive paperwork. (CL)

As a result of a pilot program developed to foster communication between the regular class teacher and the special education resource teacher, a survey was completed by 103 teachers. Surveys were then statistically analyzed to determine the attitudes of the regular classroom teacher toward the special education resource program. Teachers were…

Sixty elementary grade and sixty special education resource teachers studied a child's "cumulative folder" including a photograph, label, and academic, behavioral, and social vignettes. Both groups agreed on behavioral potential and ignored labeling, but regular teachers had lower academic expectations for the handicapped children. (MC)

A survey measured perceptions of staff members in 23 elementary schools on degree of emphasis placed on 18 role functions by the resource teacher. Eleven experts' conceptual views of "ideal" resource room teacher were also examined. Significant differences were found between ratings by resource room teachers and by (1) their classroom teachers,…

Analysis of factors involved in the interaction between resource and regular teachers revealed that the only significant relationship found was between regular teachers' perceptions of the resource room teachers' interpersonal behavior and the regular teachers' perceptions of the quality of resource room support services. (CL)

Ten elementary special education teachers in a rural educational cooperative implemented specific curriculum based measurement and data utilization procedures with at least two students each over one school year. Three data utilization strategies (no data utilization, therapeutic analysis, and experimental analysis) were compared in terms of their…

This study investigated effects of providing reading performance data on teacher and parent attitudes toward reintegration. Subjects were 23 general education teachers and 40 parents of 61 students served in special education resource room programs. Results showed significant changes in general education teachers' willingness ratios. Parents'…

A survey about teacher supervision and its perceived relationship to beneficial outcomes was completed by 580 Maine resource room teachers. Most reported little or no supervision, but what supervision was received was generally regarded as beneficial, although it often did not pertain to teaching practices. (Author/PB)

A study examined how 23 resource teachers who work with paraprofessionals perceived a need to modify the manner in which the aides were used. Results indicated that resource teachers favored expanding paraprofessionals' skills to enable them to conduct more specialized and complex tasks. The development of preservice training models for…

This survey of 508 Alberta (Canada) classroom teachers, administrators, parents, university trainers, and resource room teachers found consistency in the overall responsibilities expected of, perceived by, and performed by resource room teachers. Implications for service delivery, for teachers and parents, and for government and administrators are…

Reactions of 12 parents, 25 teachers, and 11 administrators to various aspects of students' reading programs and progress in elementary school resource rooms throughout the year were investigated. Survey data were collected on participation, satisfaction, and clarity as part of a study that examined the effects of resource room teachers' use of a…

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…