Special Education Requirements for General Education Certification: A National Survey of Current Practices

A national survey found that approximately 75 percent of the states in the United States required general education teachers to have a course or two in special education or to meet some specific competency criteria--an increase over a 1984 survey. Research on how well teachers make use of such train...

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Published inRemedial and special education Vol. 12; no. 5; p. 56
Main Author Reiff, Henry B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.1991
Subjects
Disabilities
Elementary Secondary Education
Higher Education
Mainstreaming
National Surveys
Preservice Teacher Education
Research Needs
Special Education
State Standards
Teacher Certification
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Summary:A national survey found that approximately 75 percent of the states in the United States required general education teachers to have a course or two in special education or to meet some specific competency criteria--an increase over a 1984 survey. Research on how well teachers make use of such training is encouraged. (JDD)
ISSN:0741-9325
DOI:10.1177/074193259101200508