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The current status of special education and possible futures are examined through a true news story of current "reform" efforts in Washington, D.C. schools and in imaginary future news stories reporting on special educat...
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Seven critical statements about special education are shown to actually demonstrate the positive aspects of special education and the importance of linking research and practice. Critical statements address special educa...
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Reflects on previous articles in the same journal on preparation of special education teachers. Discusses the need for special educators to focus their efforts more on teaching the teachers, rather than on system change....
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Describes the growing nihilism in teacher education and the charge that special education is not special but rather good general education. Discusses the need for special education teachers to articulate what is special ...
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Special education is in danger of disintegration due to both justified criticisms of implementational failures and unjustified criticisms concerning its conceptualization and the separate placement of some students with ...
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The rejoinder to responses to a 1989 article (EC 221 675), the original author defends his criticism of the Department of Education's Regular Education Initiative and responds to specific concerns including teacher speci...
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Proposals for restructuring and integration of special and general education, known as the regular education initiative (REI), represent a revolution in the basic concepts related to the education of handicapped students...
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The Regular Education Initiative is presented as a flawed policy initiative that focuses on highly emotional issues (integration, nonlabeling, efficiency, and excellence), thereby distracting attention from deeper analys...
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While Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 apparently protects individuals with emotional or behavioral disabilities when applying for admission to teacher education programs, closer inspection reveals that othe...
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The paper discusses the Regular Education Initiative as a conceptual revolution, as a political strategy, and as a flawed policy initiative. It argues that the REI focuses on a small number of highly emotional issues, su...
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Basic assumptions of the Regular Education Initiative (which encourages closer coordination of regular and special education) were examined. The authors assert that students are not overidentified for special education, ...
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Presented is the rationale, development, and application of a mathematical formula for the assessment of special education teacher effectiveness. (Author/DB)...