Mission

Adopted 9/18/06 by the Department Advisory Council

The Department of Childhood Education, Reading, and Disability Ser-vices is committed to high quality personnel preparation programs, service to the state of Florida, and research in elementary education, early childhood education, reading/language arts, special education, rehabilitation counseling services, and related areas. The Depart-ment strives to provide programs of excellence serving undergradu-ates, graduates, and advanced graduates by teaching, advising, and providing professional role models. Our goal is to prepare educa-tional and rehabilitation leaders who will contribute to the better-ment of a pluralistic, global society in the context of the state of Florida's needs for an educated, global-minded citizenry.

The mission is accomplished by:

implementing personnel preparation programs that are compre-hensive and that prepare practitioners to implement state-of-the-art research-based practices;
conducting high-quality research in authentic settings; and
translating research to practice through service to the profession at the local, state, and national levels.


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