About COPSSE

Core Personnel - Selected Publications

In addition to preparing COPSSE documents and presentations, COPSSE core personnel publish scholarly work in professional journals and texts. Following are selected publications.

Bishop, A. G., Sindelar, P. T., Brownell, M. T., Rosenberg, M. S., & Connelly, V. J. (2005). Lessons from special education research. Teacher Education Quarterly, 11(3), 35-48.

Brownell, M. (2005). High quality teachers: How will leaders identify and support them? In B. Billingsley, Cultivating and keeping committed special educators: What principals and district leaders can do (pp.5-8). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Brownell, M. T., Bishop, A., Malik, D., & Langley, L. (in press). Expectations for the profession. In E. Meyen & Y. Bui (Eds.), Exceptional children in today's schools. Denver, CO: Love Publishing Co.

Brownell, M. T., Bishop, A. M., & Sindelar, P. T. (2005) NCLB and the demand for highly qualified teachers: Challenges and solutions for rural schools. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 24(1), 9-15.

Brownell, M. T., Hirsch, E., & Seo, S. (2004). Meeting the demand for highly qualified special education teachers at a time of severe shortages: What should policymakers consider? Journal of Special Education, 38, 56-61.

Brownell, M. T., McLeskey, J., Ashton, P., Hoppey, D., & Nowak, R. (in press). Teaming across departments: Faculty tensions and response strategies in a collaborative teacher education program. In E. Bondy, D. Ross, & R. Webb (Eds.), Preparing for inclusive teaching: Restructuring elementary and special education teacher education. New York: State University of New York Press.

Brownell, M. T., Rosenberg, M.S., Sindelar, P. T., & Smith, D. D. (2004). Teacher education. In A. D. Sorrels, H. J. Rieth, & P. T. Sindelar (Eds.), Issues in special education: Access, accountability, and diversity (pp. 243-257). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Brownell, M. T., Ross, D., Colon, E., & McCallum, C. (2005). Critical features of special education teacher preparation: A comparison with exemplary practices in general education. Journal of Special Education, 38, 242-251.

Brownell, M., Sindelar, P., Bishop, A., Langley, L., & Seo, S. (2003). Special education teacher supply and teacher quality: Problems and solutions for states, districts, and schools. In J. L. Dow & R. B. Webb (Eds.), Quality education for Florida's children: The President's Symposium on Teacher Quality, Retention, and Recruitment. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida, College of Education.

Brownell, M. T., Sindelar, P. T., Bishop, A. G., Langley, L. K., & Seo, S. (2002). Special education teacher supply and teacher quality: The problems and what states, districts, and schools can do about them. Focus on Exceptional Children, 35(2), 1-16. Reprinted as Special education teacher supply and quality: The problems, the solutions. In T. M. Skrtic, K. R. Harris, & J. G. Shriner (Eds.) (2004). Special education policy and practice: Accountability, instruction, and social challenges (pp. 103-128). Denver, CO: Love Publishing.

Brownell, M. T., & Skrtic, T. (2002). Assuring an adequate supply of well-qualified teachers to improve the educational outcomes of students with disabilities. Written testimony submitted to the President's Commission on Special Education.

CLD Standards and Ethics Committee: Rosenberg, M. S., Sindelar, P. T., Connelly, V., & Kellar, C. (2004). Alternative routes to certification in special education. Learning Disability Quarterly, 27, 122-123.

Hardman, M., & Rosenberg, M., & Sindelar, P. (2005). NCLB, IDEA and the preparation of rural special education teachers in high incidence areas. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 24(1) 16-22.

Rosenberg, M. S. (2004). Preparing highly qualified teachers for students with emotional and disorders in a fast track world of alternatives. In L. M. Bullock & R. A. Gable (Eds.), Quality personnel preparation in emotional/behavioral disorders: Current perspectives and future directions (pp. 94-99). Denton, TX: University of North Texas, Institute for Behavioral and Learning Differences.

Rosenberg, M. S., & Sindelar, P. T. (in press). The proliferation of alternative routes to certification in special education: A critical review of the literature. Journal of Special Education.

Rosenberg, M. S., Sindelar, P. T., & Hardman, M. (2004). Preparing highly qualified teachers for students with emotional and behavioral disorders: The impact of NCLB and IDEA. Behavioral Disorders, 29, 266-278.

Sindelar, P., Bishop, A., & Brownell, M. (in press). What's special about special education: Research on the preparation of special education teachers. In B. Cook & S. Schirmer (Eds.), What's Special About Special Education? Denver, CO: Pro-Ed.

Sindelar, P. T., & Brownell, M. T. (2002). Preparation of special education teachers. In J. W. Guthrie (Ed.), The encyclopedia of education (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Macmillian.

Sindelar, P. T., Daunic, A., & Rennells, M. S. (2004). Comparisons of traditionally and alternatively trained teachers. Exceptionality, 12, 209-223.

Sindelar, P. T., & Rosenberg, M..S. (2005). What administrators should know about alternative certification. In B. Billingsley, Cultivating and keeping committed special education teachers (p. 38-41). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.