Date of Award
1996
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Scott, Jack
Abstract
One of the recent trends in special education is inclusion. A new instructional strategy, coteaching, assists teachers in meeting the demands of a diverse group of students. Coteaching involves general and special educators jointly planning, instructing, and assessing all learners in an integrated classroom. The purpose of this study was to compile descriptive research on the prevalence of coteaching in Florida and investigate the degree to which Florida's state universities are preparing preservice teachers for a coteaching instructional setting. The data was collected through surveys that were completed by university faculty and facilitators at the Florida Inclusion Network (FIN). The data were analyzed using a frequency and percentage table. As a result, coteaching was found to be quite prevalent in Florida. According to participants, preservice programs at the universities should include training for coteaching settings.
Extent
38 p.
Recommended Citation
Earley, Deborah L., "A descriptive study of coteaching in Florida: From teacher education to implementation" (1996). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 862.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/862
Identifier
FADT15400
Comments
College of Education|Thesis (M.Ed.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1996.|College of Education