Volume 9, Number 3
Summer 1991
- Access in Education: Assisting Students from Dependence To lndependence
- Special Education Faculty Involvement
Access in Education: Assisting Students from Dependence To lndependence
Abstract: Disability service providers are encouraged to make a commitment to promote student independence an essential aspect of their jobs. Two models of service delivery are described, with the second, the Student Development Model being offered as a way to foster student empowerment.
Special Education Faculty Involvement
Abstract: It has been proposed that special education faculty members have a particularly valuable role to play in providing state-of-the-art services for college students with disabilities. The literature to date, however, does not contain information about their actual involvement. For preliminary inquiry, a pilot survey was conducted of department chairs or coordinators of special education programs in institutions of higher education in the state of Virginia. Results indicate that special education faculty are not widely involved in formal services for students with disabilities. However, many are participating on a more informal basis in various institutional service functions benefiting students with disabilities. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Copyright 1991, Association on Higher Education and Disability
