An Examination of Bilingual Special Education and Related Training
| Autor: | Eloy Gonzales, Jozi De Leon |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Medical education
Higher education business.industry Process (engineering) 05 social sciences School psychology Ethnic group 050301 education Special needs Legislation Special education Education Needs assessment Mathematics education 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences business Psychology 0503 education 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Teacher Education and Special Education: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. 14:5-10 |
| ISSN: | 1944-4931 0888-4064 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/088840649101400102 |
| Popis: | Court mandates and legislation have established the groundwork for the provision of equal educational opportunity and an appropriate education for culturally and linguistically different exceptional students. This process has in turn demanded that training programs be established to prepare teachers and other personnel who can meet the special needs of these individuals. Without adequate numbers of bilingual special education and related area training programs, implementation of the provisions of litigation and legislation will be impeded. This study surveyed Institutes of Higher Education to determine the number of bilingual special education, bilingual school psychology, bilingual diagnostician, and bilingual speech language pathology programs in the United States. The ethnic makeup of trainees, area of concentration, targeted language, and level of programming were also investigated. The number of minority faculty providing the specialized training and the type of funding the programs received were also examined. The results indicate that, while there has been an increase in programs and trainees, the numbers of those currently enrolled and graduates still do not meet current needs, according to prevalence figures. There are shortages of trainees in certain areas of exceptionality as well as at certain levels of training. Federal funding appears to be crucial for the continuation and enhancement of training. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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