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Republication of "NCLB and the Demand for Highly Qualified Teachers: Challenges and Solutions for Rural Schools"
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Brownell, Mary T.; Bishop, Anne M.; Sindelar, Paul T. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
Teacher shortages in special education have been a source of long-standing concern for professionals and parents involved in the education of students with disabilities. Because of their geographic location, culture, and lack of resources, rural administrators have always struggled to staff their schools with qualified special education teachers.…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Shortage
The Demand for Special Education Teachers in Rural Schools Revisited: An Update on Progress
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Sindelar, Paul T.; Pua, Daisy J.; Fisher, Tiffany; Peyton, David J.; Brownell, Mary T.; Mason-Williams, Loretta – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
In this commentary, we revisit "NCLB and the Demand for Highly Qualified Teachers: Challenges and Solutions for Rural Schools," an article we published in this journal in 2005. We consider the predictions we made then about the impact of the Highly Qualified Teacher mandate on special education teacher (SET) shortages in rural states and…
Descriptors: Teacher Supply and Demand, Rural Schools, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Qualifications
Special Education Teacher Education Research: Current Status and Future Directions
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Sindelar, Paul T.; Brownell, Mary T.; Billingsley, Bonnie – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010
In this article, the authors propose an agenda for special education teacher education researchers, with particular attention to policy work and studies of innovations in pre-service preparation, induction and mentoring, and professional development. Because previous research is limited and unfocused, the foundation for future research is weak,…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy
The Role of Leaders in Forming School-University Partnerships for Special Education Teacher Preparation
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McCray, Erica D.; Rosenberg, Michael S.; Brownell, Mary T.; deBettencourt, Laurie U.; Leko, Melinda M.; Long, Susanne K. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2011
Partnerships between local education agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) allow individual organizations to leverage their assets as well as expand and enhance their own knowledge bases. Two of the more prominent types of LEA-IHE partnerships in special education are Alternative Route to Certification programs and…
Descriptors: Program Design, Professional Development Schools, Teacher Shortage, Partnerships in Education
Critical Features of Special Education Teacher Preparation: "A Comparison With General Teacher Education"
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Brownell, Mary T.; Ross, Dorene D.; Colon, Elayne P.; McCallum, Cynthia L. – Journal of Special Education, 2005
Policy and program decisions involve choices among different ways of preparing teachers. These choices are shrouded in increasingly contentious debates as teacher shortages reach crisis proportions. Yet, research on special education teacher education is almost nonexistent. Findings from comparative research documenting the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Specialists, Program Descriptions, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Education
Special Education Teacher Supply and Teacher Quality: The Problems, The Solutions.
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Brownell, Mary T.; Sindelar, Paul T.; Bishop, Anne G.; Langley, Lisa K.; Seo, Seonjin – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2002
This article considers two policy initiatives that address the dilemma of increasing special education teacher numbers and improving quality: the No Child Left Behind law and the plan laid out in the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future policy blueprint. It then discusses teacher attrition and retainment strategies. (Contains…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel