What Is Special About Special Education?

By Bryan G. Cook, B. Schirmer. 2003

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How Does the Quality and Stability of the Teaching Force Influence the Research-to-Practice Gap? (2008, background): “Unfortunately, most agree that there is little evidence to support the widespread use of effective practices in these settings (Cook & Schirmer, 2003).”
General Educators' In-Service Training and Their Self-Perceived Ability to Adapt Instruction for Students with IEPs. (2009, background): “Further, the lack of in-depth in-service training limits the effectiveness of teaching strategies discussed in such professional development (Cook & Schirmer, 2003).”
Evidence-Based Practice for Teaching Academics to Students With Severe Developmental Disabilities (2012, background): “Kauffman (1996) and Cook and Schirmer (2003) suggest that many teachers of students with disabilities have implemented teaching practices shown to have little effect on student outcomes.”
Improving Working Conditions to Support Special Educators’ Effectiveness: A Call for Leadership (2020, background): “; e.g., Cook & Schirmer, 2003), preparation programs may communicate very different conceptions of what roles SETs should fulfill (Morris Mathews, 2018).”