Preparation, Practice, and Program Reform: Crafting the University of Maryland's Five-Year, Multicategorical Undergraduate Program in Special Education.

Lovingfoss, Diana; Molloy, Dawn Eddy; Harris, Karen R.; Graham, Steve

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Publication Date: 2001

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Preparation, Practice, and Program Reform: Crafting the University of Maryland's Five-Year, Multicategorical Undergraduate Program in Special Education.

Lovingfoss, Diana; Molloy, Dawn Eddy; Harris, Karen R.; Graham, Steve

Journal of Special Education, v35 n2 p105-14 Sum 2001

The revision of the University of Maryland Special Education Department 5-year undergraduate teacher preparation program is described. A recent program graduate's reflections on her first year of teaching illuminate key issues addressed in revising the program to focus on multicategorical special education teacher preparation across a more refined age/grade base. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Course Content, Disabilities, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Conditions, Teaching Experience, Undergraduate Study

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Language: English

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