Donald D. Deshler | |
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Born | 1947 |
Board member of | National Institute for Literacy |
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Alma mater | University of Arizona |
Donald D. Deshler (born 1947) is a leading expert on the education of special needs children. He is professor emeritus in the School of Education and was the director of the Center for Learning on Education at the University of Kansas. He was also the Gene A. Budig Professor of Special Education at the University of Kansas. [1]
Deshler was born in Butte, Montana. He worked at a junior high school teacher before he became involved in teaching educators and researching on educational practices. Deshler has a bachelor's degree from Whitman College, along with a Master of Education and PhD from the University of Arizona. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the National Institute for Literacy, [2] and has worked with the Aspen Institute. [3]
Deshler is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in the church for several years as an area seventy, and in 2016 was called as president of the Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple, succeeding Theodore H. Okiishi.
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