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Teacher Education and Special Education (TESE) creates a research forum dedicated to the preparation and professional development of teachers, scholars, leaders, and other support personnel who serve children, youth, and adults with disabilities and their families. Established in 1977, TESE publishes original quantitative and qualitative research, systematic reviews of the literature, theoretically grounded position papers, evaluations of personnel preparation and professional development programs, and policy analyses. TESE is the official journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children and a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). View full journal description

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Engineering: A Year-Long Case Study on STEM Practices and Successes for Students With Moderate to Severe Intellectual Disability

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School Composition and Paraeducator Staffing: A National Analysis

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Unequal and Maybe Inequitable: Emergency Permitted Special Education Teachers in Pennsylvania

  • Allison Gilmour
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  • Roddy Theobald
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Characteristics of Effective Classroom Rules: A Review of the Literature

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Improved Lesson Planning With Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

  • Susan Joan Courey
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Field Experiences in Special Education Teacher Preparation: A Review of the Literature

  • Kristen Merrill O’Brien
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Principals’ Special Education Experience: Implications for Special Education Teacher Turnover

  • David DeMatthews
  • Jinseok Shin
  • Pedro Reyes
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Increasing Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge and Skills Using a Mixed-Reality Simulator: The Tale of Two Studies

  • Shanna E. Hirsch
  • Catherine A. Griffith
  • Mya H. Kelley
  • Alex Carlson
  • Georgia McKown
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The Experiences of Teacher Candidates With Disabilities: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Morgan M. Strimel
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Field Experiences in Special Education Teacher Preparation: A Review of the Literature

  • Kristen Merrill O’Brien
  • Sarah A. Nagro
  • Gino D. Binkert
  • Katherine Szocik
  • Margaret Gerry
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Special Education Teachers’ Preservice Experiences With Mixed-Reality Simulation: A Systematic Review

  • Logan W. Qualls
  • Alex Carlson
  • Samantha N. Scott
  • Joanne E. M. Cunningham
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