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• Miller, P.S., & Stayton, V.D. (1998). Blended interdisciplinary teacher preparation in early
  education and intervention: A national study. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Vol. 18, Issue 1, p49.
  
  Describes a national study that examined the interdisciplinary teacher preparation programs in the United States that blend personnel standards from early childhood special education and early childhood education. Characteristics of programs; Benefits
  of interdisciplinary teaming; Barriers to teaming; Issues and concerns of participants.
  
• Reed, F., & Monda-Amaya, L. E. (1995). Preparing Preservice General Educators for Inclusion: A Survey of Teacher Preparation Programs in Illinois. Teacher Education and Special Education, v18, n4, p262-74.
  
  A survey of 35 Illinois institutions of higher education was conducted to evaluate the extent to which preservice undergraduate general educators received instruction in the concepts and practices associated with inclusion and collaboration. Results indicated that the limited instruction received in these areas was inadequate to provide teachers with the skills necessary to serve all students in inclusive classrooms.
  
  
• Stayton, V.D., & Miller, P.S. (1993). Combining general and special early childhood education
  standards in personnel preparation. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Vol. 13, Issue 3, p372.
  
  Describes the development and implementation of interdisciplinary preservice programs combining standards from early childhood and early childhood special education to prepare personnel for integrated settings. Multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary planning in higher education; Birth through kindergarten; Master of Arts in interdisciplinary childhood education.
  
  
• Jacobs, G.M. (2001) Providing the Scaffold: A Model for Early Childhood/Primary Teacher Preparation. Early Childhood Education Journal 29, no.2, p. 125-130.
  
  
• Welch, M. (1996). Teacher education and the neglected diversity: Preparing educators to teach students with disabilities. Journal of Teacher Education, Volume: 47, Issue: 5, p. 355-366.
  
  Techniques that should be employed to prepare teacher educators to teach students with disabilities are examined. Time, effort and a willingness to take risks are necessary to serve this neglected population.