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How Institutional Factors are Perceived to Influence Interdisciplinary Collaboration Efforts Among Educational Preparation Programs

Francine M. Tompkins is associate director of the Academic Mastery Program at St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI. M. Frances Landers is associate professor of the Department of Teacher Education at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. Roberta Weaver is assistant chair of the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton. By examining the various reform initiatives currently showing up in the literature, one can see that there is a clear mandate in support of restructuring current educational practices. Although specific proposals put forth by proponents of various initiatives have been criticized, there is general agreement that the public schools must change if we are to provide the most effective services for all students, handicapped as well as nonhandicapped. Within the scope of the Regular Education Initiative it has been recommended that educators