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This course focuses on the research literature pertaining to what we know, what we need to know, and the challenges in designing research on and in understanding special education teacher preparation. Students will review papers developed as part of two OSEP funded projects: COPSSE (whose goal is to enhance classroom practice and improve outcomes for students with disabilities by undertaking a rigorous research agenda that addresses special education personnel issues ) and NCIPP ( whose aim is to improve teacher quality and increase commitment to teaching students with disabilities). The understanding of these projects will provide a solid foundation to more recent work (e.g., Feng & Sass, 2010). Students will discuss the efficacy of special education preparation.