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Special Educators' Working Conditions, Self-Efficacy, and Practices Use with Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
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Cumming, Michelle M.; O'Brien, Kristen Merrill; Brunsting, Nelson C.; Bettini, Elizabeth – Remedial and Special Education, 2021
Students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) in self-contained settings depend on special educators to deliver high-quality instruction and behavior management, and special educators depend on administrators to create supportive working environments. Yet, to date, no studies have examined how working conditions relate to special educators'…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Special Education Teachers
Special Educators' Working Conditions in Self-Contained Settings for Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: A Descriptive Analysis
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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
Predicting Special Educators' Intent to Continue Teaching Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders in Self-Contained Settings
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Bettini, Elizabeth; Cumming, Michelle M.; O'Brien, Kristen Merrill; Brunsting, Nelson C.; Ragunathan, Maalavika; Sutton, Rachel; Chopra, Akash – Exceptional Children, 2020
Schools experience difficulty retaining special educators to serve students with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) in self-contained settings, as they have higher rates of burnout and attrition than other educators. Administrators could prevent these outcomes by improving working conditions, but research provides limited insights into which…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Intention, Students with Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances