Teacher Education Reform within University Special Education Programs

Colleges and universities across the U.S. are making efforts in teacher education reform in order to better the training of instructors and therefore the education of children. In this article, the authors describe two aspects of interrelated changes in teacher education. They share various aspects...

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Published inFocus on Exceptional Children Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1 - 12
Main Authors Sapona, Regina, Etienne, Jerry, Bauer, Anne, Fordon, Ann E, Johnson, Lawrence J, Hendricks-Lee, Martha, Vincent, Nelson C
Format Journal Article Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Denver Love Publishing Company 01.01.2006
Love Publishing Co
Subjects
Colleges & universities
Core Curriculum
Curricula
Curriculum Development
Education reform
Educational Change
Educational programs
Forecasts and trends
Graduate Study
Management
Preservice Teacher Education
Professional Development Schools
Program Development
Services
Special Education
Teacher centers
Teacher Certification
Teacher education
Teacher Education Programs
Teachers
Training
Undergraduate Study
United States
Universities and colleges
United States
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Summary:Colleges and universities across the U.S. are making efforts in teacher education reform in order to better the training of instructors and therefore the education of children. In this article, the authors describe two aspects of interrelated changes in teacher education. They share various aspects of their journey--to redesign their teacher education program in special education at the University of Cincinnati--through the reform process, while describing the influences of program reform and changes within teacher education on their thinking. Because the reform continues, they report on their work to date, the challenges they confronted, and their next steps. (Contains 1 note.)
ISSN:0015-511X
2831-5448