THE “EXPERT STUDY” REVISITED: AN INTRODUCTION

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Very appreciative acknowledgments are extended to the teacher educators who generously shared their ideas and expertise concerning the articles in this issue. First, thank you, Dr. Rosemarie Giovino, Professor of Special Education, Fitchburg State College (Massachusetts) for your own contributions and for organizing the special education review with your colleagues. Thank you for your contributions, Dr. Margaret O'Hearn-Curran, with the Fitchburg Public Schools and also Adjunct Faculty, Special Education Department, Fitchburg State College (Massachusetts). And Dr. Jean Sanders, retired, Merrimac Education Center (Massachusetts) and Adjunct Faculty at Northeastern University and the University of Lowell (Massachusetts). Your extensive knowledge and your review of the articles and the research literature were very enlightening.

Also, my graduate students at Fitchburg State College deserve special thanks. In particular, Marilou Cambus, Anne Dean, and Amy Gould, all experienced with various special education populations. You did an insightful review of the articles in this issue. Your ideas have all been considered and have proved very useful in the preparation of my introductory piece. Thank you for finding the time.

Rona F. Flippo