Dr.
Elizabeth Cramer
Assistant Professor
Department of Special Education
Florida
International University
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Perceived Needs of Urban General Educators to Effectively
Instruct All Learners
Previous studies
have shown that African American students are disproportionately
placed in special education nationwide,
and that Hispanic students are disproportionately placed
in certain states (Artiles & Trent, 1994; Harry,
1994; USDOE: Office for Civil Rights [OCR], 1997, 1994,
1993, 1987; Office of Special Education Programs [OSEP],
1990). These groups are particularly vulnerable to inappropriate
educational practice because of their well documented
patterns of underachievement (Garcia, 1994) and disproportionately
low rates of high school graduation (USDOE: OCR, 1997).
This study will examine the perceived needs that urban
general educators have about training necessary to make
them capable of effectively instructing learners with
diverse cultural backgrounds and ability levels within
the general education classroom. Information will be
sought as to what experiences teachers have already had
and what type of training they would like to receive
in order to make them more able to meet the needs of
all learners. |
