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Goldstein, Peggy; Warde, Beverly; Rody, Carla – Teacher Education and Practice, 2013
Given federal mandates, public school districts have adopted inclusive practices with the expectation that general education teachers can accommodate students with disabilities. For teacher preparation programs to prepare future teachers for this reality, it is important to understand the composition of a "typical" general education…
Descriptors: General Education, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Disabilities
Hildenbrand, Susan M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The passage of current educational legislation such as the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" (IDEA) and the more recent "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) Act has increased the desire for greater inclusion of students with disabilities in regular classrooms. Serving the need of all students in inclusive classrooms…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Action Research
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Bain, Christina – Art Education, 2009
The number of lawsuits pertaining to educationally related issues is on the rise in the US (Mounts, 1999). Garner (2000) reports that teachers consider legal issues the third most important area of teacher preparation. However, few universities offer undergraduate courses in educational law and few programs offer comprehensive training concerning…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Legal Responsibility, School Law, Art Teachers
Moll, Anne M. – 2002
This paper explores what is moving the preservice teacher education field to a higher professional and ethical standard, examining: how the field of education has addressed the need for improved performance in serving students with disabilities over the past 20 years; what level of innovation is needed to sustain change for a single service…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Disabilities, Diversity (Student), Educational Change