Executive Summaries

Executive summaries provide stakeholders with a brief account of key findings and recommendations found in the Research Syntheses and Issue Briefs.

Date	Type	Title/Description	Download
08/01/2007	Executive Summary	Review of Selected Physical Therapy Interventions for School Age Childre Discusses physical therapy procedural interventions and provides recommendations for application to physical therapy school-based practice as well as future research.	PDF
06/01/2007	Executive Summary	Occupational Therapy: Effective School-Based Practices with 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.	PDF
10/01/2006	Executive Summary	Review of Evidence-Based Practices for Language Intervention of School-Age Children: Implications for Treatment, Research, and Personnel Preparation in Speech-Language Pathology Discusses effective language intervention practices used by SLPs that lead to positive outcomes for school-age children with language disorders as well as implications for personnel preparation based on what is known about effective practices for language intervention in schools.	PDF
06/01/2006	Executive Summary	Teacher Education and Students with Significant Disabilities: Revisiting Essential Elements Discusses the development of teacher education in the area of severe disabilities.	PDF
06/01/2006	Executive Summary	School Psychology Discusses the history of school psychology in the context of professional roles, training, and credentialing and considers key issues currently facing the profession.	PDF
10/01/2003	Executive Summary	The Supply of and Demand for Special Education Teachers: A Review of Research Regarding the Nature of the Chronic Shortage in Special Education Summarizes factors influencing the supply and demand of special education teachers.	PDF
09/01/2003	Executive Summary	New Teacher Induction in Special Education Summarizes critical concerns regarding new teacher induction programs.	PDF
07/01/2003	Executive Summary	Audiology Services in the Schools Describes supply and demand, professional preparation, and certification and licensure for audiologists.	PDF
07/01/2003	Executive Summary	Conceptions of Beginning Teacher Quality: Models for Conducting Research Describes models for understanding teacher quality in special education.	PDF
07/01/2003	Executive Summary	Critical Features of Special Education Teacher Preparation: A Comparison with Exemplary Practices in General Education Teacher Education Overviews program practices in special education that are associated with those in exemplary general education programs.	PDF
07/01/2003	Executive Summary	Paraprofessionals Describes supply and demand, preparation, and certification and licensure for paraprofessionals.	PDF
06/01/2003	Executive Summary	Issue Brief on Personnel Preparation and Credentialing in Speech-Language Pathology Describes supply and demand, professional preparation, and certification and licensure for speech-language pathologists.	PDF
06/01/2003	Executive Summary	The Development of Teaching as a Profession: Comparison with Careers That Have Achieved Full Professional Standing Summarizes issues surrounding the status of teaching as a profession.	PDF
06/01/2003	Executive Summary	U.S. Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Programs: A Look at the Present and a Vision for the Future Describes issues related to preparation for teachers of students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.	PDF
05/01/2003	Executive Summary	Getting Teachers Where They Are Needed Most: The Case for Licensure Reciprocity Discusses whether reciprocity agreements are a viable solution to teacher shortages.	PDF
05/01/2003	Executive Summary	Personnel Issues in School-Based Occupational Therapy: Supply and Demand, Preparation, and Certification and Licensure Describes supply and demand, professional preparation, and certification and licensure for occupational therapists.	PDF
04/01/2003	Executive Summary	Free and Appropriate Public Education and the Personnel Crisis for Students with Visual Impairments and Blindness Describes shortages, preparation, and certification of personnel who work with students with visual impairments and blindness.	PDF
04/01/2003	Executive Summary	Special Education Teacher Retention and Attrition: A Critical Analysis of the Literature Analyzes factors that contribute to special education teacher attrition and retention.	PDF
04/01/2003	Executive Summary	The Proliferation of Alternative Routes to Certification in Special Education: A Critical Review of the Literature Identifies features associated with successful alternative certification routes.	PDF
04/01/2003	Executive Summary	The Status of Licensure of Special Education Teachers in the 21st Century Summarizes results from two national studies on licensure and alternative licensure practices.	PDF
04/01/2003	Executive Summary	Personnel Issues in School-Based Physical Therapy: Supply and Demand, Professional Preparation, Certification, and Licensure Describes supply and demand, professional preparation, and certification and licensure for physical therapists.	PDF
03/01/2003	Executive Summary	Special Education Administration at a Crossroads: Availability, Licensure and Preparation of Special Education Administrators Reviews availability, licensure, and preparation of special education administrators.	PDF
02/01/2003	Executive Summary	Principals and Special Education: The Critical Role of School Leaders Summarizes leadership issues related to special education.	PDF
09/01/2002	Executive Summary	Diversifying the Special Education Workforce Summarizes demographics for teachers from diverse backgrounds.	PDF