Two groups of teacher education faculty (regular and special educators) were asked to predict the responses of regular class teachers to a questionnaire about mainstreaming. Results lend support to the perception that teacher education faculty may not have accurate perceptions about mainstreaming issues that affect regular class teachers.
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