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Tepper, Erica L.; Palladino, John M. – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this multiple case study was to examine the relationship between compassion fatigue and elements of burnout among nine in-service elementary special education teachers in Michigan for the purpose of addressing the attrition rate common in special education. The objectives of the study were twofold: (a) to determine if novice…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Teacher Burnout, Elementary School Teachers
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Singer, Judith D. – Exceptional Children, 1993
Survival analysis was used to examine and follow the career paths of 6,642 special education teachers hired in Michigan and North Carolina between 1972 and 1983. Educators most likely to leave teaching included those serving students with speech, hearing, or vision disabilities; teachers with high test scores; and teachers paid comparatively low…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Development, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education