The passage of Public Law 94-142 (the Education of All Handicapped Children Act) in 1975 established the rights of children with disabilities to a public school education in the least restrictive environment. Fifteen years later, it was amended and renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (PL 101-476, 1990), still intended to…

Presented is a collection of essays reporting on a number of different inservice programs designed to prepare teachers to deal with the requirements of Public Law 94-142, which requires equal education for handicapped students via a mainstreaming approach. Included in each article are names and addresses of contact persons for further information.…

The author discusses what mainstreaming is, reasons for mainstreaming, Public Law 94-142, and preparing personnel for mainstreaming. (MF)

The introduction to the special issue on inservice education (EC 113 771-778) reviews the impact of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, on in-service programs and considers several in-service models. (CL)

Special education staff development activities in Maine are listed, and ways to serve Maine's rural areas are described. Long range goals in Maine's Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (as required by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) are listed for collaboration, needs assessment, resource/data collection,…

The article discusses the right of the classroom teacher to be trained under the requirements of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The law's mandate for a Comprehensive System of Personnel Development is noted, and the additional demands made upon teachers due to the law are pointed out. (SBH)

Available from: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. The President of the National Education Association discusses P.L. 94-142 the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, from the perspective of the regular educator. (BD)

The policy interpretation paper was developed in cooperation with the National Inservice Network and involved an examination of all existing federal policy as well as background federal materials that directly or indirectly affect the issue of regular educator responsibilities for handicapped children as related to inservice education efforts…

The presentation addresses the implications of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, for institutions of higher education that are concerned with special education personnel preparation. After a review of literature, the supply and demand situation as it pertains to teachers of exceptional children is discussed and quality…

Outlined is a nine phase inservice program for school personnel to aid in the implementation of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Provided for each phase are a statement of emphasis, objectives, intended participants, and duration and number of meetings. Phases include a 3-hour meeting with Board of Education and…

The manual is designed for a three hour training session to help participants become aware of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) aid its implications, be presented with frameworks to be utilized when planning for and implementing P.L. 94-142, and practice generating strategies and procedures which help to facilitate…

To better understand the emerging directions and priorities for inservice training across the country, the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development section of the Annual Program Plans (called for in P.L. 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act) were reviewed for 49 states and the District of Columbia. The review was structured to…

The author examines some of the issues and concerns in teacher education related to training personnel to work with culturally diverse exceptional children, considers several forces influencing change in teacher education programs, and discusses conceptualization issues and several alternative implementation strategies for change. (SBH)

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)

Nine national education associations were surveyed about inservice training needs assessment and types of training to assist in the implementation of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Each association's inservice programs and needs are summarized: the American Association of School Administration, American Federation of…