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- Title
Special Education Teacher Preparation in Classroom Management: Implications for Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
- Authors
Oliver, Regina M.; Reschly, Daniel J.
- Abstract
Special education teachers' skills with classroom organization and behavior management affect the emergence and persistence of behavior problems as well as the success of inclusive practice for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Adequate special education teacher preparation and strong classroom organization and behavior management skills are critical for teachers of students with EBD. Little research has been conducted to determine the extent to which special education teacher preparation programs provide teachers with adequate instruction on classroom organization and behavior management techniques. Course syllabi from 26 special education teacher preparation programs were reviewed. Results indicate a highly variable emphasis on classroom organization and management between programs. Programs tended to emphasize reactive procedures. Only 27% (n = 7) of the university programs had an entire course devoted to classroom management. The remaining 73% (n = 7 9) of university programs had content related to behavior management dispersed within various courses. Limitations and implications for special education teacher preparation and inclusive practices are discussed.
- Subjects
SPECIAL education teachers; TEACHER training; CLASSROOM management; STUDENTS with disabilities; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; SPECIAL needs students
- Publication
Behavioral Disorders, 2010, Vol 35, Issue 3, p188
- ISSN
0198-7429
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/019874291003500301