scholarly journals Audio Teleconferencing: Creating a Bridge between Rural Areas and the University in Early Childhood/Special Education

1993 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret B. Shaeffer ◽  
James M. Shaeffer
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Early Childhood Special Education ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
State Certification ◽  
Special Education Professionals ◽  
The University ◽  
Certification Requirements

With the enactment of P.L. 99-457, colleges and universities will need to examine and create innovative ways of providing required coursework to help early childhood/special education professionals meet state certification requirements. This paper describes the use of audio teleconferencing as one approach of offering courses to these professionals in rural areas. Specifically, the advantages of utilizing audio teleconferencing and what instructional design and teaching methods were implemented in the delivery of this course are discussed.

Legal Issues in Early Childhood Special Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 104420732110231
Author(s):  
Susan Larson Etscheidt ◽  
Stephanie L. Schmitz ◽  
Andi M. Edmister
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Transition Planning ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Early Childhood Special Education ◽  
Educational Planning ◽  
Professional Collaboration ◽  
Education Act

Family and professional collaboration is beneficial to students, families, and educators. The importance of such collaboration was recognized for families of students with disabilities, resulting in provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which ensure parental participation in educational planning. Despite the benefits of family and professional collaboration and IDEA mandate, many parents disagree with the educational planning decisions provided to their children and request due process hearings. Parents perceive a lack of opportunity to provide input and/or to disagree with schools’ perspectives. Parents of early childhood students report significant concerns about their child’s readiness for the transition to kindergarten and their limited role in transition planning as their children prepared to enter preschool programs. The purpose of this article was to examine the issues identified in parental complaints in early childhood special education (ECSE) through a qualitative content analysis of recent court cases. The results revealed six themes related to current issues in ECSE programs. We conclude with several recommendations for state policy makers to improve services in ECSE based on the DEC Recommended Practices.

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