ABSTRACT
The new edition of this landmark text expands our current understanding of teacher education broadly by providing an in-depth look at the most up-to-date research on special education teacher preparation. Offering a comprehensive review of research on attracting, preparing, and sustaining personnel to effectively serve students with disabilities, it is fully updated to align with current knowledge and future perspectives on special educator development, synthesizing what we can do to continue advancing as a field. The Handbook of Research on Special Education Teacher Preparation is a great resource not only to special education faculty and the doctoral students they prepare, but also to scholars outside of special education who address questions related to special education teacher supply, demand, and attrition.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|82 pages
Setting the Stage
chapter 21|17 pages
Examining Who Special Educators are Prepared to Teach
chapter 2|19 pages
Multiple Conceptions of Place
part Section II|84 pages
Preparing Special Educators for the Profession
part Section III|84 pages
Attracting Personnel to Special Education
chapter 11|18 pages
Alternative Routes to Special Education Teacher Preparation
part Section IV|112 pages
Sustaining Special Educators in the Profession
chapter 25213|22 pages
Conceptual Frameworks for Understanding Special Educators' Decisions to Stay or Leave
chapter 14|21 pages
Special Education Teachers' Social Contexts
part Section V|106 pages
Perspectives on the Future