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Direct linkKelly Ann Cassella – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The issue of teacher shortages has long been a concern in schools across the nation. Currently, the majority of states have reported persistent shortages, with special education experiencing the most severe gaps. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of school climate on teacher retention in special education schools. Special…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Environment, Teacher Persistence, Special Education Teachers
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Download full textCarolyn C. Mitchell; Steven J. Kenis; Tracy Gershwin – Journal of Educational Research and Innovation, 2024
Many special education teacher preparation programs overlook behavior-based instruction, leaving teachers ill-prepared for students with challenging behaviors. This qualitative study interviewed special education teachers to explore their experiences acquiring behavioral knowledge and managing challenging behaviors. Results highlighted the…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Behavior
Katie Rose Coder – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Twice-exceptional learners have multi-faceted needs that must be met for them to thrive. Many public school districts struggle to provide dual services in gifted and special education to meet the dichotomy of needs for twice-exceptional learners. A strength-based approach to supporting twice-exceptional learners' strengths and challenges is…
Descriptors: Twice Exceptional, Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Gifted
Alexandra J. Taylor – AILACTE Journal, 2024
The current shortage of fully certified special education teachers is a problem that the nation is facing. The Commonwealth of Kentucky is one of the states that is seeing increased numbers of vacancies within special education. This article explores how liberal arts educator preparation programs (EPPs) offering dual certification in special…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Certification, Teacher Recruitment
Arslan-Ari, Ismahan; Baser, Derya – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2023
Although the importance of assistive technology (AT) has been supported in the literature, preservice special education teachers (PSETs) are still graduating with inadequate AT knowledge and skills. In this study, an educational technology course was modified and the PSETs' perceptions about their AT knowledge and skills and the course were…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Educational Technology, Preservice Teachers, Special Education Teachers
Radhika Misquitta; Apoorva Panshikar; Bindiya Hassaram – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2024
This paper critically examines the centrally administered pre-service teacher preparation program for learning disabilities in India. With no equivalent Indian competency standards, this paper analyses components of the teacher preparation curriculum in the light of 22 high leverage practices (HLPs) outlined by the Council for Exceptional Children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Preservice Teachers
Ivette Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Adolescents with behavioral disorders suffer academic and social struggles when compared to general education adolescents in the United States. As behavioral health strategies gain greater priority in schools, interest has increased in the use of yoga practices as one of the key approaches to addressing student well-being. The majority of previous…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Physical Activities, Relaxation Training
Lilibeth Pinili; Porferio Almerino; Janine Joy Tenerife; Samantha Shane Evangelista; Jana Gloria Almerino; Joerabell Lourdes Aro; Vivian Arnaiz; Kaitlin Marie Opingo; Jocelyn Deniega; Helen Revalde; Margie Fulgencio; Honorio Añora; Ann Frances Cabigon; Niña Rozanne Delos Reyes; Fatima Maturan; Nadine May Atibing; Lanndon Ocampo – Open Education Studies, 2024
This study determines the critical success factors of teaching mathematics to special education (SPED) students wherein a list of success factors is identified through a literature survey and analyzes the causal relationships among the identified factors to evaluate the key success factors using the integration of the grey system theory and…
Descriptors: Special Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
Layden, Selena J.; Lorio-Barsten, Daria; Scott, LaRon A.; Hayden, Kera E. – Exceptionality, 2023
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have complex and unique needs that can impact their success. Evidence-based practices (EBPs) have been identified that are effective with this population, yet educators may not be adequately prepared to implement such EBPs. Special education administrators are frequently responsible for developing and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Special Education, Faculty Development, Special Education Teachers
Shavon D. Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Special education teachers have a multitude of responsibilities. The variety of tasks special educators have could impact the time spent implementing instruction. Hence, this qualitative descriptive research aimed to understand how ECSETs describe their interactions with a school-based coach and become reflective practitioners. The two components…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interaction
Samantha Friedman; Scott A. Morrison; Allison Shibata – Journal of Environmental Education, 2025
Despite the documented benefits of nature-based learning (NBL), research around the use of NBL with autistic children from a strengths-based perspective remains sparse. To understand how practitioners perceive the experience of engaging in NBL with autistic children, we interviewed 14 practitioners from the United States, United Kingdom, and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Outdoor Education, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children
Helen Hanley; Sheila Garrity – Irish Educational Studies, 2024
Significant international attention has been paid to teachers' attitudes and the variables affecting them, as these are considered crucial for successful inclusive education. This article reports on an investigation of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) teachers' attitudes to the inclusion of children with special educational needs (SEN) in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Child Care, Inclusion
Jensen, Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Traditional knowledge and practices dominate the special education landscape. As the American education system continues to adopt accountability measures related to disability-inclusive practice, the challenge facing special and general education leaders lies in need for joint efforts to solve problems of practice. In the diverse, complex, and…
Descriptors: Special Education, Principals, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications
Alduais, Ahmed; Deng, Meng – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2022
A key objective of inclusive education is to provide learners with special educational needs with an environment that fosters a sense of belonging. They lose the sense of belonging when they feel being separated from the rest of society. Segregation is, however, a logically necessary method and means of the pursuit of inclusion. The focus of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship
Michael Karlin; Yin-Chan Janet Liao; Conrad Oh-Young; Swati Mehta; Mahya Minaiy – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2024
Despite a growing national focus on computer science (CS) education, students with disabilities are often excluded from or not able to access high quality CS experiences and coursework. One reason for this is a lack of teachers who support students with disabilities and also hold CS knowledge and skills. Integrating CS into preservice teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Students with Disabilities, Computer Science Education, Teacher Competencies
