Giving teachers a chance: taking special education teacher preparation programs to rural communities

Over the last several years special education teacher shortages have increased to alarming levels. Remote rural areas face even more critical special education teacher shortages. Many professionals teaching students with disabilities in rural areas do not have formal special education training. This...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inRural special education quarterly Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 3 - 12
Main Authors Bargerhuff, M.E, Dunne, J.D, Renick, P.R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2007
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Access to education
Beginning Teachers
Candidates
Distance Education
Distance learning
education programs
Learning disabilities
Learning Strategies
Nontraditional students
Rural areas
rural education and training
Rural Schools
special education
Special education teachers
Suburban areas
teacher education
Teacher Shortage
Teacher Supply and Demand
teachers
Teaching Methods
Vacancies
Ohio
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Over the last several years special education teacher shortages have increased to alarming levels. Remote rural areas face even more critical special education teacher shortages. Many professionals teaching students with disabilities in rural areas do not have formal special education training. This article describes a distance education partnership program between Wright State University and school districts in rural Ohio that addresses special education teacher shortages in these areas. Although the program required intense effort from university faculty, partnership students, and district education staff, program benefits outweighed the work necessary to implement and maintain the program.
ISSN:8756-8705
2168-8605
DOI:10.1177/875687050702600102