Welcome to COPSSE! Our goal is to enhance classroom practice and improve outcomes for students with disabilities by undertaking a rigorous research agenda that addresses special education personnel issues. COPSSE research—which is available on this site in our online library—provides insights into chronic and pressing special education issues related to beginning teacher quality, effective initial preparation, and the effects of preparation alternatives.

Recent Postings

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08/01/2007 Report

Review of Selected Physical Therapy Interventions for School Age Children with Disabilities

  • Discusses physical therapy procedural interventions and provides recommendations for application to physical therapy school-based practice as well as future research.

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Review of Selected Physical Therapy Interventions for School Age Children with Disabilities

  • Discusses physical therapy procedural interventions and provides recommendations for application to physical therapy school-based practice as well as future research.

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06/01/2007 Report

Occupational Therapy: Effective School-Based Practices within a Policy Context

  • Describes the field of school-based occupational therapy and provides an overview of current research and evidence that supports effective occupational therapy practices and interventions in schools.

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Occupational Therapy: Effective School-Based Practices within a Policy Context

  • Describes the field of school-based occupational therapy and provides an overview of current research and evidence that supports effective occupational therapy practices and interventions in schools.

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04/19/2007 Presentation

Changing the Way We Do Business: Technology and Teacher Education

  • Discusses the role of technology in teacher education and its future implications for the field of special education.

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04/19/2007 Presentation

Linking Teacher Quality and Teacher Preparation

  • Presents findings from two COPSSE studies aimed at understanding the knowledge and classroom practices of 33 beginning special education teachers and a larger pool of 62 special education teachers who varied in classroom practice.

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04/19/2007 Presentation

Preparing Teachers for the Growing English Language Learner Population

  • Addresses the need to prepare regular and special education teachers to work with the increasing number of English Language Learners found in today’s classrooms.

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04/19/2007 Presentation

Alternative Routes to Certification

  • Provides further findings from the analyses of alternative route special education preparation programs.

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04/19/2007 Presentation

Teacher Turnover in Special Education

  • Provides research insights and examines various trends related to special education teacher shortages and teacher turnover trends.

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