Special and General Education Teachers in Public Schools: Sources of Supply in National Perspective.

Boe, Erling E.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1996

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Special and General Education Teachers in Public Schools: Sources of Supply in National Perspective.

Boe, Erling E.; And Others

Teacher Education and Special Education, v19 n1 p1-16 Win 1996

This paper provides data on supply and demand for special education teachers from a national probability sample of 46,599 public school teachers from the 1990-91 Schools and Staffing Survey. In comparison with general education, there was a greater percentage demand in special education, and special education filled a higher percentage of open positions with reentering experienced teachers. (DB)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Public Schools, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Employment, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Supply and Demand

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES)

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