Special Education Teacher Preparation for Family–Professional Partnerships: Results From a National Survey of Teacher Educators

• DOI: 10.1177/0888406419839123
• Publication Date: 2019-03-25T05:59:30Z
• Authors: Kathleen B. Kyzar; Tracy Gershwin Mu...; Grace L. Francis; Shana J. Haines
• Keywords: Coursework; Teacher Preparation

Family–professional partnerships (FPPs) are an important, federally mandated part of the American education system that benefit all students, but especially students with disabilities. Although special teacher preparation programs offer a viable and sustainable way to enhance FPPs, little is known about degree which these address FPPs within their curricula. The purpose this study was examine ways in FPPs. A total 113 faculty members across 52 institutions responded national online survey addressing topic. Results indicated (a) disconnect value implementation FPP-related knowledge skills at program individual levels (b) patterns inconsistent content coverage undergraduate graduate offerings as well FPP-specific non-FPP-specific coursework. Implications for practice future research discussed.