This exploratory study, based on a content analysis of program descriptions, course syllabi, and related program documents, examined the curricula of three fully merged teacher education programs that were redesigned to better prepare teachers for the full range of diversity in their student populations. In these programs, graduates earn a general…

Researchers have conducted two prior longitudinal retrospective syntheses of the journal "Teacher Education and Special Education." The present authors' approach is different; they analyze only the content published during their tenure as editors. They define big ideas that they believe are representative of what they published. They found that…

The booklet describes a graduate program offered at Wheelock College (MA) in teaching preschool disabled children. It is explained that the program allows inservice students to work toward their degree while receiving on the job supervision as teachers or aides. The cooperating teachers receive support and a course voucher from the college for…

The document contains abstracts of over 100 Dean's Grants Projects, federally supported programs designed to prepare regular education teachers to work with mainstreamed handicapped students. Projects are grouped alphabetically by state and the abstracts provide information on project title, principal investigator(s) sponsoring unit, year of…

The Special Teaching Unit of the Bank Street College of Education in New York City initiated a graduate program that emphasizes interaction between teacher-trainee and pupil. (JF)

The paper describes the practicum requirements of the Special Education Teacher Preparation program at California State University at Northridge, and it notes problem areas in the roles of the principal, cooperating teacher, and the university professor. Field work requirements involving observation, participation, and student teaching at both the…

The document presents the final report of the Special Training Project for Physical Education and Recreation Personnel in Psychomotor Programming for Preschool Handicapped Children, a 3 year project intended to encourge and expedite physical education and recreation programs for preschool handicapped children by preparing administrators and…

The document presents information on networks, organizations, and resources related to personnel development in vocational special education. The listings were identified in a survey of all 50 states and U.S. territories which provided information on regional resource centers, consortiums, instructional materials centers, business/industry…

The Fort Hays State University (Kansas) training program for career/vocational education for the handicapped is described. The program addresses unique regional needs of a sparsely populated area, the high proportion of handicapped students and professionals remaining in the area, and a special education teacher shortage. Five competency areas are…

A brief history of special services, the objectives of special education in Thailand, policy, programs available, and administrative plans are presented. Programs for the deaf, blind, physically handicapped, mentally retarded, chronically ill in hospital, slow learners, mainstreamed blind, and mainstreamed hard of hearing are briefly described.…

The final report of the first year (1979-1980) of Project First Chance Interactive Outreach Model Program reviews outreach activities and gives detailed information on child progress data from the model demonstration site serving 10 preschool handicapped children. Indicators of project impact are reported in the areas of product development and…

The document reports on the Oregon Adaptive Arts Techniques Project, a program to provide direct preservice and inservice training through a series of workshops to teachers and community agents in arts education and its application to handicapped students. Brief summaries are provided for workshop presentations in the following areas (the names of…

The development of the Mainstream Curriculum Integration Model at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, designed to prepare regular educators to deal with handicapped children, is chronicled. Faculty is explained to have identified 10 content areas (including awareness and attitudes, litigation and legislation, and classroom and student behavior…

Progress made in the Teacher Education Project, a four-year research and development project; with emphasis on class management and control, mixed ability teaching, exceptional children, use of language instruction across curricula, and teaching skills development is discussed. (PHR)

The proceedings from the March 1985 conference on rural special education present papers, abstracts, and presentation materials on a wide range of topics. Topics include: rural delivery models, a learning center approach to health and physical education, the microcomputer as an electronic teacher's aide, supervision strategies for a rural…