edited by Festus E. Obiakor, Jeffrey P. Bakken, Anthony F. Rotatori
1st ed
Bingley, UK :
Emerald,
2010
xii, 203 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm
Advances in special education,
v. 20
0270-4013 ;
Includes bibliographical references
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