Current issues and trends in special education : research, technology, and teacher preparation / edited by Festus E. Obiakor, Jeffrey P. Bakken, Anthony F. Rotatori.

Current issues and trends in special education : research, technology, and teacher preparation /

"This is the second of two themed volumes addressing current issues and trends in special education. Volume 20 covers research, technology, and teacher preparation whilst volume 19 covered identification, assessment and instruction. The field of special education constantly changes as a result...

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Other Authors: Obiakor, Festus E. (Editor), Bakken, Jeffrey P. (Editor), Rotatori, Anthony F. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, UK : Emerald, 2010.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Advances in special education ; volume 20.
Subjects:
Special education.
Assistive computer technology.
Education > Research.
Teachers > Training of.
Education, Special
special education.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Research in education. 1. Quantitative research in education: impact on evidence-based instruction / Frederick J. Brigham
  • 2. Qualitative research in education: other methods of seeking knowledge / Julia B. Stoner. Part II. Language, communication, and education. 3. Bilingualism and education: educating at-risk learners / Fabiola P. Ehlers-Zavala
  • 4. Mastering English to enhance education / Dike Okoro. Part III. Technology and students with disabilities. 5. Using assistive technology to support the instructional process of students with disabilities / Howard P. Parette, Jr. and George R. Peterson-Karlan
  • 6. Technology and students with disabilities: does it solve all the problems / Emily C. Bouck. Part IV. Multicultural education. 7. Multicultural education: a necessary tool for general and special education / Satasha L. Green
  • 8. Multicultural education: not a general and special education panacea / Festus E. Obiakor. Part V. Transition. 9. Transition planning, preparation, and implementation: collaboration and consultation at work / Kagendo Mutua and James Siders
  • 10. Transition: why it does not work / Michelle J. McCollin and Festus E. Obiakor. Part VI. How prepared are teachers? 11. Increasing professionalism through teacher preparation / Elizabeth Drame
  • 12. Teaching is not a profession: how general and special education teacher education have failed / Barbara J. Dray and Cathy Newman Thomas.

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