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Abstract

In this article, the authors provide a response to the special issue The Science of Teacher Professional Development: Iterative Design Studies Across Content Areas. In doing so, they present the framework of professional development (PD) enactment developed by Mary Kennedy and apply it to the three studies highlighted in this special issue. They also present implications regarding the advancement of coherent theories of change within special education teacher education research.

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special education teacher preparation

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