An Environment Fit for People

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Educational Principles and Techniques for Interpreters: Boulanger, F. David; Smith, John P., Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon, 1973, 24 pp., free.

Replenish the Earth: A Primer in Human Ecology: Miller, G. Tyler, Jr., Wadsworth Publishing, Belmont, California, 1972, 199 pp.

The Southwest Energy Complex: A Policy Evaluation: Baldwin, Malcolm F., The Conservation Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1973, ii+73 pp., paperbound, $3.50.     

Collaborative teacher roles in facilitating inclusion: Preservice preparation for general and special educators

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Collaboration between general and special education teachers has been viewed as important to the successful education of students with disabilities who are served in inclusive classes. The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the perceptions of a national sample of general and special education teacher educators regarding their perceptions of actual and ideal emphases placed on specific collaborative roles in teacher preparation programs for general and special education teachers. The authors analyzed the data and found significant differences between teacher educator perceptions of the degree of emphasis actually placed on collaborative roles and the degree of emphasis that should be placed on these roles in teacher preparation programs.     

The Impact of Library Media Specialists on Students and How It Is Valued by Administrators and Teachers: Findings from the Latest Studies in Colorado and Idaho

School library media specialists wear many hats within their school libraries, classrooms, and districts. Whether these roles are formally acknowledged or not, library media specialists (LMSs) are functioning as co-teachers, curriculum designers, website managers, technology troubleshooters, administrators, and in-service staff development providers. In an era of decreased funding and increased budget-trimming, however, positions for qualified LMS librarians are especially vulnerable. This article presents the result of a multistate survey of administrators and teachers perceptions with regards to their impact on the school’s learning process.