Search results for: Smith Deborah Deutsch

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The Context of the Demand for Special Education Faculty: A Study of Special Education Teacher Preparation Programs
Authors: Robb Susan Mortorff, Smith Deborah Deutsch, Montrosse Bianca Elizabeth
This article describes the results of a survey completed in fall of 2009 by special education and teacher education coordinators. The survey requested information about past, present, and future concentrations or programmatic offerings. It also asked questions about projected need for new faculty resulting from attrition, program expansion, and expanded faculty roles. In addition, the survey gathered information about current staffing patterns at these college and university preparation programs. Results indicate that the roles of special education faculty and the programs they offer will expand greatly in the upcoming 5 years.
Published: 2012
Updated: Mar. 19, 2014
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The Changing Education Landscape: How Special Education Leadership Preparation Can Make a Difference for Teachers and Their Students With Disabilities
Authors: Smith Deborah Deutsch, Robb Susan Mortorff, West Jane, Tyler Naomi Chowdhuri
The roles and obligations of teacher educators have expanded substantially in recent years. However, the nation continues to face a shortage of faculty who can generate new knowledge about effective practices, and prepare a sufficient supply of new and highly skilled teachers. In this article, the authors discuss the current policy landscape, connections between the shortage of teachers and the shortage of special education faculty, and the role of the federal government in addressing these shortages. The authors conclude with a call for national dialogue—necessary so that the continuing cycle of faculty shortages and resulting shortages of those who directly serve students with disabilities may finally be resolved.
Published: 2010
Updated: Jun. 13, 2010