Showing papers in "The Rural Special Education Quarterly in 1999"
TL;DR: Analysis of the data revealed that many of the distance education programs that currently exist in special education and related services are focussed on personnel preparation in rural areas, and this mode of delivery will continue to have a major impact on personnel supply and demand in rural special Education and disability services in the years to come.
Abstract: In this study, a review of the professional literature from 1985 through 1999 was conducted to identify any reports of technology-mediated distance education programs designed to prepare special ed...
43 citations
TL;DR: In this article, an ethnographic study addressed the perceptions of rural fifth and sixth grade students with learning disabilities who have participated in an inclusion special education programs at the middle school in rural Wisconsin.
Abstract: This ethnographic study addressed the perceptions of rural fifth and sixth grade students with learning disabilities who have participated in an inclusion special education programs at the middle s...
37 citations
TL;DR: Using an outcome/skill checklist, four raters evaluated the transition content of 68 Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) prepared following the Congressional mandate to include school-to-work goals and linkages and found that important skill areas were overlooked.
Abstract: Using an outcome/skill checklist, four raters evaluated the transition content of 68 Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) prepared following the Congressional mandate to include school-to-wor...
35 citations
TL;DR: In this article, one university's efforts to supervise student teachers, utilizing a distance education system known as GSAMS (Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System), are described.
Abstract: To alleviate the dire shortage of special education teachers in rural areas, teacher preparation programs must address the teaching requirements and environments in rural schools and encourage stud...
29 citations
TL;DR: The process of including students with learning disabilities (LD) into general education classes has afforded these children the opportunity to learn alongside their same-age peers as mentioned in this paper, and often, LD stude...
Abstract: The process of including students with learning disabilities (LD) into general education classes has afforded these children the opportunity to learn alongside their same-age peers. Often, LD stude...
20 citations
TL;DR: The distance education project at UNC-Charlotte is described in terms of background of the project, technology used, and faculty and student training for using the distance education technology.
Abstract: Continuing shortages of qualified personnel in special education is a relatively well-known phenomenon, and delivery of teacher education in rural areas is especially problematic. First, students l...
16 citations
TL;DR: The Montana Office of Public Instruction Special Education Endorsement Project (MEEP) as discussed by the authors is an alternative certification program for special education teachers that was started in 1988 by the Montana Comprehensive System of Pe...
Abstract: The Montana Office of Public Instruction Special Education Endorsement Project is an alternative certification program for special educators. Begun in 1988 by the Montana Comprehensive System of Pe...
14 citations
TL;DR: The purpose of this article is to describe a Master's level training program for early intervention personnel currently providing services in rural Alaska to infants and toddlers and preschoolers with disabilities and their families.
Abstract: Effective educational practices for infants and toddlers with disabilities demand personnel with appropriate training. In almost all states, qualified personnel currently are not available to staff programs designed for young children (Burke, McLaughlin, & Valdivieso, 1988; Hanson & Lovett, 1992). The lack of trained and qualified personnel working in rural areas is an even greater problem confounded by difficulties with staff recruitment and retention. The purpose of this article is to describe a Master's level training program for early intervention personnel currently providing services in rural Alaska to infants and toddlers and preschoolers with disabilities and their families. This article addresses how to implement current best practice in early intervention via distance education to programs and personnel who are geographically distanced from the places and resources where available training occurs.
10 citations
TL;DR: The many factors that support and hinder the operations of prereferral teams are explored in a bid to address the diverse needs of students within the classrooms.
Abstract: The establishment of prereferral intervention teams has become a recommended practice for educators to use to address the diverse needs of students within the classrooms. Although the concept of ut...
8 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a study investigating the implementation of inclusion in Texas rural schools raises some question regarding the assumption that rural school superintendents provide leadership to all the district's programs.
Abstract: Ordinarily, one would assume that rural school superintendents provide leadership to all the district's programs. Results from a study investigating the implementation of inclusion in Texas rural schools raises some question regarding this assumption. This article provides an overview of the study, findings, conclusions, and recommended actions for facilitating the superintendents' leadership role in implementing inclusive practices.
6 citations
TL;DR: Internet locations for teachers are highlighted and include multipurpose sites, sites for special education teachers, general disability sites, and sites related to specific disabilities.
Abstract: The Internet offers important educational and resource information and interactive opportunities for teachers and parents of children with disabilities in rural areas. In this paper, Internet locations for teachers are highlighted and include multipurpose sites, sites for special education teachers, general disability sites, and sites related to specific disabilities. Parental education sites related to learning about disabilities, home coping strategies, finding special education information and organizations, legal issues and IEP processes are provided. Rural special educators can use the Internet information and interactive opportunities to further their knowledge as well as to assist parents of children with disabilities in learning more about disabilities, organizations, and resources for families. It is hoped that rural special educators can empower parents to use Internet services themselves to better understand their child's disability and the resources available.
TL;DR: In this paper, job clubs can improve the perceptions of the community, school personnel, general education students and students with disabilities towards other students with special needs in a small rural community.
Abstract: Job clubs can improve the perceptions of the community, school personnel, general education students and students with specials needs towards other students with special needs in a small rural sout...
TL;DR: Distance education technology is rapidly becoming a means for delivering both preservice and inservice courses and content for rural teachers, paraprofessionals, related service personnel, and othe... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Distance education technology is rapidly becoming a means for delivering both preservice and inservice courses and content for rural teachers, paraprofessionals, related service personnel, and othe...
TL;DR: For the past 13 years, the Collaborative Teacher Education Program (CTEP) has been using distance education to provide coursework in special education in several rural communities in Indiana as discussed by the authors, and the challenge this program has addressed is offering high quality and comprehensive teacher preparation using the technology and resources that are available in rural communities.
Abstract: For the past 13 years, the Collaborative Teacher Education Program (CTEP) has been using distance education to provide coursework in special education in several rural communities in Indiana. The challenge this program has addressed is offering high quality and comprehensive teacher preparation using the technology and resources that are available in rural communities. This article gives an overview of the program, and it provides guidelines for using distance education and for selecting communication technologies.
TL;DR: It is shown that respondents employed in schools remain longer in those positions than do their counterparts in healthcare, despite popular opinion, when SLPs leaves a school for other employment, the majority take positions in other schools.
Abstract: Serious shortages of speech-language pathologists (SLP) continue to exist in rural areas in spite of increasing numbers of available personnel and mandated provision of services. This study identif...