A Comparison of the Needs and Values of Experienced Teachers of Special Education and the Needs and Values of Experienced Teachers of Regular Education

This study used the II:PPS and the AVLSV to test seven hypotheses. These hypotheses asked if there was significant difference at the .05 level as measured by the t test between experienced teachers of special education and incoming prospective teachers of special education, of experienced teachers of special education and graduating prospective teachers of special education, and of experienced teachers of special education and the college normal samples as published by the test manual. The hypotheses asked the same questions as related to regular teachers of education. In addition, the hypotheses asked if there was a difference between experienced teachers of special education and experienced teachers of regular education. The results indicated that there were fourteen areas of significant difference