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Michael C. Hill-Shaner – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The United States public school system is facing a teacher shortage crisis, especially in the field of special education. The special education teacher shortage results in districts utilizing alternative methods to fill the vacant positions. The shortage requires general education teachers with special education certification to provide supports…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Faculty Development, Student Centered Learning, Coaching (Performance)
Julius Njabebuh – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem addressed was that academic achievement gaps existed for low socioeconomic status (SES) family special education students among special education students in United States schools. This problem was important because it negatively affected equity in education as low SES community special education students lagged behind more affluent…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Achievement Gap, Low Income Students, Special Education
Celestin, Sarah A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Following the passage of "No Child Left Behind" ("NCLB") in 2001 and the reauthorization of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA") in 2004, states adopted new policies regarding the education of students with significant intellectual disabilities. In the state of Delaware, these policy…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mental Retardation, Psychological Patterns, Teaching Methods
Conover, Virginia Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine special education teachers' perceptions of the daily process of documentation of academic accommodations provided to special education students on their caseloads, Grades 6-10. The purposefully selected sample was comprised of 12 middle and high school special education teachers who teach in…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Needs, Focus Groups, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Palucci, Doreen Mone – ProQuest LLC, 2010
No Child Left Behind mandates have given teachers new responsibilities in data analysis and the implementation of strategies that meet individual student needs. Providing tools and methods for data collection, managing it, and then analyzing it is now a basic need for teachers. By aligning assessments for the specific purpose of addressing…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Charter Schools, Federal Legislation, Formative Evaluation
Shady, Sandra A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Recently, federal legislation has been implemented requiring that public school students meet a specified performance level of academic proficiency by the 2013/2014 school year. This reform movement, known as "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB), was passed by Congress and incorporates many of President Bush's educational reform proposals…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Testing Programs, General Education, Action Research