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Inservice Education for Special Education Resource Teachers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Mary-Helen Martens
Mary-Helen Martens*
Affiliation:
Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Toowoomba, Queensland
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The Professional Development for Special Educators program was first developed in 1986 as a response to a need within the Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn. At that time the Archdiocese employed approximately 40 full-time and/or parttime Special Education Resource Teachers to work in regular primary schools. In the preceding years the following had become apparent:

  • • the nature of the role of the special educator in the regular school was changing;

  • • the expectations of the special educator, held by classroom teachers and principals, were diverse and at times unclear;

  • • the special educator was often unsure of his/her role and of how best to respond to the needs within the school;

  • • the level of expertise and experience of the special educators varied greatly.

Type
Research Article
Information
Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , January 1990 , pp. 39 - 45
Copyright
Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1990

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