This study reviewed the certification-endorsement requirements for special education administrators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since the passage of PL 94-142 in 1975, only one similar study had been carried out, and results from that study were inconclusive. Results of this study indicated that 38 of the 51 respondents had increased their certification-endorsement requirements since 1975, though a causal relationship could not be established. The authors called for a substantial upgrading in the preparation of special education leadership personnel in an effort to meet the increasing demands placed on those administrators.
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