Development and Design of a Merged Secondary and Special Education Teacher Preparation Program

Autor/inn/en	Fullerton, Ann; Ruben, Barbara J.; McBride, Stephanie; Bert, Susan
Titel	Development and Design of a Merged Secondary and Special Education Teacher Preparation Program
Quelle	In: Teacher Education Quarterly, 38 (2011) 2, S.27-44 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0737-5328
Schlagwörter	Teacher Education; Program Design; Teacher Education Curriculum; General Education; Program Evaluation; Disabilities; Field Experience Programs; Special Education Teachers; Inclusion; Teaching Methods; College Faculty; Middle School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Student Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Handicap; Behinderung; Praxisnahes Lernen; Special education; Teacher; Teachers; Sonderpädagoge; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Inklusion; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fakultät; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	As middle and secondary classrooms become increasingly inclusive, some special educators may not be prepared to teach content, and some general educators may not be prepared to address diverse learning needs. This mismatch between the reality of today's schools and traditional teacher preparation has led to the development of new models for teacher education that integrate or merge special education and general education. Integrated and merged models are two approaches to combining special and general education pedagogy for teacher education. In merged programs, faculty in general and special education collaborate to develop one program in which all candidates receive licensure in both general and special education. Merged programs are developed through the extensive and deliberate collaboration of general and special education faculty to redesign the teacher education curriculum and field experiences. However, while several merged programs have been developed to prepare elementary candidates, programs for middle/secondary candidates are scarce. When faculty from Curriculum and Instruction and Special Education consider creating a merged secondary program, many questions and issues arise. These questions and issues were addressed in the development and implementation of the Secondary Dual Educator's Program (SDEP). The overall purpose of SDEP is to develop strategic teachers with the versatility to meet the learning needs of all secondary students. This article describes the process used by cross-department faculty to develop the program design and components and how program evaluation led to revisions that strengthened the program. (Contains 3 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10