Title: DUAL LICENSURE GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO PREPARE TEACHERS IN THE RURAL MIDWEST
Authors:
Nicole Lambright and Jessica Grubaugh
Abstract:
General education and special education teachers are by and large prepared in separate programs despite the need for all teachers to be able to effectively teach all students. The current demand for special education teachers, especially in rural districts, has meant that general education teachers have been pressed into service in the area of special education despite their lack of preparation to do so. Dual licensure programs provide preservice teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet all of their students’ needs across all environments within a school. This study examined the level of preparation of middle and high school teachers in the rural midwest to meet the needs of special education students in the general education classroom. Findings indicate that general education preparation alone is insufficient to prepare teachers to meet the needs of all students.
Keywords: Teachers Preparation, Dual Licensure, General Education, Special Education, Rural Education.
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