The last four years in special education have been challenging. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it did to special education teachers during the school closures, returning to campus, and in recent years has led to many of them leaving or retiring early. Burnout is often cited as one of the main reasons these teachers leave. Texas…

This quantitative study examined general and special education teachers' self-efficacy, attitudes, and teaching efficacy in implementing inclusive practices in Texas secondary schools. Grounded in Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory, the research explored how teacher efficacy impacted the successful integration of students with disabilities into…

The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand the lived experience of a special education teacher, school administrator and father of a special needs child with Down syndrome. Autoethnography allows researchers to explore the overarching facets of social life, provide a snapshot of widely held beliefs, commonly practiced behaviors, and…

This study used a multiple regression analysis to determine if there was a significance between the existence and intensity of student maladaptive behaviors, number of hours of teacher trainings in proactive and preventative behavior management techniques, and the number of instances a student is exposed to aversive techniques. The general problem…

There is presently little consensus on how evaluators evaluate special education teachers. The lack of agreement may be due to the training of evaluators. Special education teachers work under various conditions with a diverse population. In this dissertation, we reviewed the challenges associated with evaluating special education teachers,…

This research sought to understand the experiences and perceptions of special education inclusion teachers (SEITs) from an urban county in Central Georgia. The qualitative narrative analysis proposed here aims to give school districts insight into why SEITs leave the field. This study followed a basic qualitative design. Participants were pulled…

Students with disabilities are 200% more likely to be restrained by school personnel compared to nondisabled peers (Katsiyannis et al., 2020). The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) in de-escalating the risk behavior of children with disabilities from exceptional children (EC) teacher…

The need for current and future teachers who require ongoing support when teaching English learners (Els) with disabilities is clearly important and critical for the increasingly diverse student population. The extant research provides a very limited account of the content and process for preparing teachers. The purpose of this qualitative study…

This study sought to gain perspective into the emotions of special education teachers and their feelings of self-efficacy in their ability to provide their students with virtual instruction. A phenomenological study was conducted utilizing a two-interview process to gain insight into those feelings and emotions. By utilizing a phenomenological…

The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to describe the participants' perceived effectiveness of their teacher preparation program and their experience of teaching students who are identified with a low-incidence disability. The theory guiding this study was the experiential learning theory. Kolb's experiential learning theory…

Despite the pressure special educators are under to ensure that their students with significant cognitive disabilities learn the important skills necessary to live a productive life, the recent educational path in Ohio has been geared towards a standards-based curriculum to prepare them for the state assessment. The purpose of this qualitative…

There is a serious problem worldwide as a result of the continuing decline in teacher retention rates. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States fell short of the required teaching staff; this decrease perpetuated the national special education teacher shortage. The COVID-19 pandemic brought education to the forefront of many homes and…

The number of deaf and hard of hearing students served in an itinerant capacity in recent years has steadily increased. As a result, school districts have increased need for an itinerant teacher workforce that is engaged, satisfied, and committed. However, while research tells us a good deal about special educators' job satisfaction, research…

In the State of Connecticut, 79000 students are serviced through Special Education. There has been little research examining leadership of the Special Education Coordinator role. As burnout continues to be a theme, overlooked is how the leadership provided correlates. This study investigated how Transformational Leadership (TL) is related to…

This study aimed to identify the factors that affect the job satisfaction and retention of special education teachers. The researcher sought to determine the factors affecting job satisfaction and retention among special education teachers in the Midlands of South Carolina and suggestions for improvement within those areas to assist in retaining…