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2nd ANNUAL UC
CONFERENCE FOR RESEARCH IN SPEDDR

CONFERENCE PRESENTERS 2008

 


On June 10-11, 2005, world-renowened special education researchers from all ten UCs met in Santa Barbara to develop plans for a new statewide center on special education. The conference took place at Fess Parker's Doubletree Inn.

To be established at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UC Santa Barbara, the new center will be dedicated to research on special education, disabilities, and developmental risk needs in California schools. In addition, the center will contribute to California's need for more instructors who can train teachers in special education.

"About a tenth of all students with disabilities in the United States attend California schools, and the University of California should be a national leader in research and training," said conference organizer Michael Gerber, a professor of education at UCSB.

"A persistent and severe shortage of teachers in special education in the state is made worse by a shortage of new Ph.D.s who can prepare new teachers," he added. "We hope to attract students interested in advanced degrees in special education."

ucation researchers frall ten UC \s met in Santa Barbara to evelop plans for a new statewide

nter on spe education. The conference, held June 10-11, 2005, took place at the Fess Parker’s Doubletree Inn.

To be established at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UC Santa Barbara, the new center will be dedicated to research on special education, disabilities and developmental risk needs in California schools.

In addition, the center will contribute to California’s need for more instructors who can train teachers in special education.

“About a tenth of all students with disabilities in the United States attend California schools, and the University of California should be a national leader in research and training,” said conference organizer Michael Gerber, a professor of education at UCSB.

“A persistent and severe shortage of teachers in special education in the state is made worse by a shortage of new Ph.D.s who can prepare new teachers,” he added. “We hope to attract students interested in advanced degrees in special education.”