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abstract

  • 2014 Taylor & Francis. Overview The purposes of this chapter are to place the topic of state licensing of special education teachers in an historical perspective and to examine the models of special education licensure1 that have been adopted by states. The authors will use age/grade structures of licensure of special education teachers to organize the complex and varied patterns of licensure that exist across the United States. The age/grade levels used are: PK/K/1-12, secondary, and early intervention/early childhood special education. The federal requirement for highly qualified teachers will be examined, especially as it impacts special education teachers. Suggestions for future studies of patterns of licensure for special education teachers and related aspects of licensure are included at the end of the chapter.

author list (cited authors)

  • Geiger, W. L., Mickelson, A., McKeown, D., Barton, J., Kleinhammer-Tramill, J., & Steinbrecher, T.

citation count

  • 17

editor list (cited editors)

  • Sindelar, P. T., McCray, E. D., Brownell, M. T., & Lignugaris/Kraft, B.

Book Title

  • Handbook of Research on Special Education Teacher Preparation

publication date

  • January 2014