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Training and Development of Staff: Lessons from Business and Industry.
Wieck, Colleen – Education Unlimited, 1979
The article discusses the application of business and industry-derived training techniques, strategies, and ideas to the in-service training of special education and regular teachers. Three scenarios are presented to illustrate serious deficiencies in providing training at the local, regional, and state levels. (DLS)
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Inservice Teacher Education, Needs Assessment, Program Development
Curriculum Planning as an Element of Quality Control in Special Education Personnel Preparation.
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Blackhurst, A. Edward – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1979
A curriculum planning model is presented to develop a comprehensive special education teacher preparation program. (CL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Guidelines, Handicapped Children, Higher Education
Parent-School Conferences. Guidelines and Objectives.
Exceptional Parent, 1979
The author discusses considerations for successful parent school conferences. Sections address such components as goal setting, preparation, and steps to take in making parents feel comfortable. A one-year plan for four conferences is offered. (SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Handicapped Children, Parent Teacher Conferences
Toward the Development of Guidelines for Learning Assistance Centres in British Columbia.
Armitage, Doreen – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1979
Literature written between 1968 and 1978 on British Columbia's Learning Assistance Centres (LACs), part of the multilevel supportive service offered to the exceptional student, is reviewed; and guidelines for developing an LAC are offered. (SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Handicapped Children
Hidden Hours.
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Gallagher, Patricia A. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1979
The steps in successful practicum site selection and assignment for prospective special education teachers are discussed. (CL)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Handicapped Children, Higher Education, Master Teachers
Implications of Personnel Preparation Planning in Special Education.
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Schofer, Richard C.; Duncan, Janice R. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1979
The need for personnel preparation planning in special education is emphasized, and guidelines for meeting and going beyond the personnel preparation requirements in P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, are suggested. (CL)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Guidelines, Handicapped Children, Higher Education
Mainstreaming: Too Often a Myth, Too Rarely a Reality.
McIntosh, Dean K. – Academic Therapy, 1979
Problems of implementing a mainstreaming program for exceptional children include lack of staff preparation and inadequate guidelines concerning resource room operation. Four approaches to the problem are recommended: a total integrated effort of all staff, a well-developed plan for teacher education, good public relations, and early involvement…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Handicapped Children, Mainstreaming
Let's All Get Our Act Together--Developing the IEP.
Del Tufo, Anthony F. – NJEA Review, 1979
In describing the process for developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for handicapped children, the author focuses on the need for teamwork and effective communication between Child Study Team members, teachers, and parents. (SJL)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children
Physical Education and Sports Under P. L. 94-142 and Section 504. New Laws Open the Field to the Handicapped.
Stein, Julian U. – Bureau Memorandum, 1979
The effects of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in relation to public school physical education programs are considered. (PHR)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Athletics, Compliance (Legal), Definitions