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Direct linkFisher, Tiffany L.; Sindelar, Paul T.; Kramer, Dennis, II; Bettini, Elizabeth – Exceptional Children, 2022
Special education teacher employment began to decline in 2006, concurrent with increased paraprofessional employment. At the same time, the prevalence of students with disabilities in several categories changed substantially, and the proportion of students being served in general education settings increased as well. The purpose of this study was…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Students with Disabilities, Employment Patterns
A Descriptive Portrait of the Paraeducator Workforce in Washington State. Working Paper No. 283-0423
Download full textTheobald, Roddy; Kaler, Lindsey; Bettini, Elizabeth; Jones, Nathan – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2023
We use over 25 years of longitudinal data from Washington state to provide a descriptive portrait of the paraeducator workforce in the state. Paraeducators are more racially and ethnically diverse than special education teachers, particularly in the last decade, and tend to be less experienced. They also have full-time salaries that are about half…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Individual Characteristics, Ethnic Diversity, Salaries
Mathews, Hannah Morris; Lillis, Jennifer L.; Bettini, Elizabeth; Peyton, David J.; Pua, Daisy; Oblath, Rachel; Jones, Nathan D.; Smith, Stephen W.; Sutton, Rachel – Exceptional Children, 2021
Working conditions may be an important lever to support special educators' reading instruction for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Thus, we explored how working conditions relate to the quality of special educators' reading instruction in upper-elementary, self-contained classes for students with EBD. Using mixed methods to…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Special Education Teachers, Reading Instruction, Students with Disabilities
Morris Mathews, Hannah; Lillis, Jennifer L.; Bettini, Elizabeth; Peyton, David J.; Pua, Daisy; Oblath, Rachel; Jones, Nathan D.; Smith, Stephen W.; Sutton, Rachel – Grantee Submission, 2021
Working conditions may be an important lever to support special educators' reading instruction for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Thus, we explored how working conditions relate to the quality of special educators' reading instruction in upper-elementary, self-contained classes for students with EBD. Using mixed methods to…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Special Education Teachers, Reading Instruction, Students with Disabilities
Bettini, Elizabeth; Lillis, Jennifer; Stark, Kristabel; Brunsting, Nelson C.; Mathews, Hannah Morris – Remedial and Special Education, 2022
Students with emotional/behavioral disorders are increasingly included in general education settings, requiring their special educators to coordinate with other educators. Yet, research provides limited insights into their interactions with other educators. Thus, we qualitatively examined how special educators experienced and navigated…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Interaction, Emotional Disturbances
O'Brien, Kristen Merrill; Brunsting, Nelson C.; Bettini, Elizabeth; Cumming, Michelle M.; Ragunathan, Maalavika; Sutton, Rachel – Exceptional Children, 2019
Special education teachers (SETs) who teach students with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) in self-contained settings are often less qualified, more stressed and burned out, and more likely to leave teaching than other SETs, resulting in a less effective workforce teaching students with significant behavioral and academic needs. Working…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teaching Conditions, Self Contained Classrooms, Emotional Disturbances
Bettini, Elizabeth; Lillis, Jennifer; Stark, Kristabel; Brunsting, Nelson C.; Mathews, Hannah Morris – Grantee Submission, 2021
Students with emotional/behavioral disorders are increasingly included in general education settings, requiring their special educators to coordinate with other educators. Yet, research provides limited insights into their interactions with other educators. Thus, we qualitatively examined how special educators experienced and navigated…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Interaction, Emotional Disturbances
