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Chantell E. Butler – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Special education teachers have the unique expectation of being qualified to provide instruction and supports to students with disabilities in the educational setting. This phenomenological study set out to determine the degree of knowledge special education teachers have in regards to 40% of the special needs student population: those students…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Credentials, Learning Disabilities, Knowledge Level
Jennifer Anne Freeman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation consists of three empirical studies that explore the educational experiences and trajectories of English learners (ELs) and students with disabilities. The first study uses longitudinal data from four large California school districts to examine the characteristics of long-term ELs (LTELs) and former ELs--those reclassified as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Ondrasek, Naomi; Carver-Thomas, Desiree; Scott, Caitlin; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2020
California is in the midst of a severe special education teacher shortage that threatens the state's ability to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, who often have the greatest needs but receive the least expert teachers. To help policymakers address the shortage, the Learning Policy Institute conducted an analysis of the special…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Shortage, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Persistence
Ondrasek, Naomi; Carver-Thomas, Desiree; Scott, Caitlin; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2020
This is a policy brief for "California's Special Education Teacher Shortage." California is in the midst of a severe special education teacher shortage that threatens the state's ability to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, who often have the greatest needs but receive the least expert teachers. To help policymakers…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Shortage, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Persistence