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Acknowledgments Special thanks to the following persons: to Dr. William Pfohl, for providing me with the idea for this research project, for his direction in developing my research project, and for his patience and encouragement; to Matthew Luckett for his prior research and help with my further study; to Dr. Carl Myers and Dr. Sam McFarland for their help in revising the survey instrument and for their availability in the Psychology Department when questions arose; to Dr. John O'Connor and the Psychology Department for providing copies of the survey instrument; to Dr. John Bruni for his guidance in data entry and statistical analysis; to Leslie Runner for her help with my tables and graphs; to the 211 regular and special education teachers who took time out of their busy schedules to provide this information and the 33 contact persons who offered to provide their assistance to this endeavor; and to my family and friends for their cooperation, support and understanding throughout this process