A teacher preparation model for interrelated areas in special education is described. The model provides (a) behaviorally defined specifications of competencies desired, (b) criterion measures for assessing entry and proficiency, and (c) instructional options available for achieving these objectives. A program is outlined for teacher education from the junior undergraduate level through the master's degree, with possible doctoral level extension. Evaluation of the model is twofold and concerns the project's effectiveness in teacher preparation and eventually, in pupil gains. The model synthesizes the common competencies necessary for teachers in interrelated areas of special education.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BigelowD. N.Education and training of the handicapped. Part I. Hearings before the ad hoc subcommittee on the handicapped. Washington, D. C.: USGPO, 1966.
2.
BlackmanL. S.Research in special education. Johnstone Bulletin, 1964, 7, 23– 32.
3.
BlackhurstE. A.Technology in special education—Some implications. Exceptional Children, 1965, 32, 449– 456.
4.
BlattB.The preparation of special educational personnel. Review of Educational Research: Education of Exceptional Children, 1966, 36, 151– 161.
5.
CampbellD. T., & StanleyJ. C.Experimental and quasi-experimental design for research. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1966.
6.
CruickshankW. M. (Ed.) The preparation of teachers of brain-injured children, Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press, 1968.
7.
DodlN. A.A feasibility study of the Florida State University model for the preparation of elementary school teachers. Washington, D. C.: USGPO, 1969.
FantiniM. D., & WeinsteinG.The disadvantaged: Challenge to education. New York: Harper & Row, 1968.
10.
FramptonM. E., KerneyE., & SchattnerR.Forgotten children: A program for the multihandicapped. Boston, Mass.: Porter Sargent, 1969.
11.
GageN. L. (Ed.) Handbook of research on teaching. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1963.
12.
GallagherJ. J.Preparation of professional specialists for the mentally disturbed. An address made before the Directors of Training Programs in the Education of the Emotionally Disturbed, Washington, D.C., November1968.
13.
HansenD.Computer-assisted instruction and the individualization process. Journal of School Psychology, 1968, 6, 177– 185.
14.
HaringN. G., & FargoG. A.Evaluating programs for preparing teachers of emotionally disturbed children. Exceptional Children, 1969, 35, 157– 162.
15.
HeinichR.Application of systems concepts to instruction. American Annals of the Deaf, 1966, 111, 603– 616.
16.
HellerH. W.Training of professional personnel. Exceptional Children, 1968, 34, 539– 543.
17.
JohnsonG. O., & BlankH. D. (Eds.) Exceptional children research review. Washington, D. C.: The Council for Exceptional Children, 1968
18.
JohnsonG. F.Programmed instruction and the exceptional learner. Exceptional Children, 1968, 35, 453– 457.
19.
JonesR. L.Research on the special education teacher and special education teaching. Exceptional Children, 1966, 33, 251– 257.
20.
LanceW. D.A clinical approach to the preparation of teachers of the educable mentally retarded. Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1966, 1, 100– 103.
21.
McBrideD. W., GilmoreD., & HammillD. D.Predictive factors in the success of classroom teachers of the multihandicapped. The Cerebral Palsy Journal, 1968, 29, 6– 8.
22.
MeisgeierC.The identification of successful teachers of mentally or physically handicapped children. Exceptional Children, 1965, 32, 229– 235.
23.
MorseW. C., CutlerR. L., & FinkA. H.Public school classes for the emotionally handicapped: A research analysis. Washington, D. C.: The Council for Exceptional Children, 1964.
24.
PeckR. F., & DingmanH. F.Some criterion problems in evaluation of teacher education. Psychological Reports, 1968, 23, 300.
25.
RegerR., SchroderW., & UscholdK.Special education: Children with learning problems. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.
26.
RobbinsM. J.Strategy for the preparation of clinical educators. Focus on Exceptional Children, 1969, 1, 10– 11.
27.
SchwartzL.An integrated teacher education program for special education—A new approach. Exceptional Children, 1967, 33, 411– 416. (a)
28.
SchwartzL.Preparation of the clinical teacher for special education: 1866– 1966. Exceptional Children, 1967, 34, 117– 124. (b)
29.
SmithR. M.Clinical teaching: Methods of instruction for the retarded. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968.
30.
TondowM.Computers in special education—An introduction. Exceptional Children, 1964, 31, 113– 116.
31.
WolfJ. A., & AndersonR. M.The multiply handicapped child. Springfield, Ill.: Charles C Thomas, 1969.
