Working together: Research on the preparation of general education and special education teachers for inclusion and collaboration

Marleen C. Pugach, Linda P. Blanton, Mildred Boveda

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Abstract

How the education system responds to the persistent low achievement of students who have disabilities is directly related to efforts to improve the quality of their teachers. It is within the daily decisions and acts of teachers, those in both what has come to be called “general education” and those in special education alike, that students with disabilities are either included and can succeed-both socially and • To respond to the challenge of improving educational outcomes for students with disabili-ties, general and special education teacher preparation have undergone reform to improve collaboration.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHandbook of Research on Special Education Teacher Preparation
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages143-160
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9781136726330
ISBN (Print)9780415893084
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences

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