Meeting the Needs of Special High School Students in Regular Education Classrooms

The purpose of this article is to carefully describe the content, implementation, and impact of a secondary education pilot program in which special educators provided services to regular educators and learning handicapped students in regular classrooms. Qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques were used to describe the content, implementation, and impact of the program. Implications for defining the characteristics of the structure and service delivery of an effective secondary program and teacher competencies needed for successful implementation are discussed.