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Bettini, Elizabeth; Nguyen, Tuan D.; Gilmour, Allison F.; Redding, Christopher – Exceptional Children, 2022
Scholars have documented long-standing disparities in access to well-qualified, well-supported teachers, including disparities in access to special education teachers (SETs), based on student socioeconomic status. In response, policy initiatives have aimed to incentivize teaching in higher-poverty schools. Thus, we examined changes over time in…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Teacher Competencies, Special Education Teachers, Poverty
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Billingsley, Bonnie; Bettini, Elizabeth; Mathews, Hannah Morris; McLeskey, James – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2020
Special education teachers (SETs) are expected to use effective practices to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, yet even those who are well-prepared may not be effective in teaching these students, as problematic working conditions may limit their opportunities to teach effectively and their longevity in the profession. To complicate…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teaching Conditions, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Persistence
Bettini, Elizabeth; Lillis, Jennifer; Stark, Kristabel; Brunsting, Nelson C.; Mathews, Hannah Morris – Remedial and Special Education, 2022
Students with emotional/behavioral disorders are increasingly included in general education settings, requiring their special educators to coordinate with other educators. Yet, research provides limited insights into their interactions with other educators. Thus, we qualitatively examined how special educators experienced and navigated…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Interaction, Emotional Disturbances
Bettini, Elizabeth; Cumming, Michelle M.; Brunsting, Nelson C.; McKenna, John William; Cooper Schneider, Caitlin; Muller, Rebecca; Peyton, David – Beyond Behavior, 2020
Special educators are responsible for providing quality reading instruction to students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), but they often experience difficulties fulfilling this responsibility, especially for students with EBD who are placed in dedicated settings, including self-contained classes. Administrators can help by ensuring…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Administrator Role, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Professional Development
Bettini, Elizabeth; Cumming, Michelle M.; Brunsting, Nelson C.; McKenna, John William; Schneider, Caitlin Cooper; Muller, Rebecca; Peyton, David – Grantee Submission, 2020
Special educators are responsible for providing quality reading instruction to students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), but they often experience difficulties fulfilling this responsibility, especially for students with EBD who are placed in dedicated settings, including self-contained classes. Administrators can help by ensuring…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Administrator Role, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Professional Development
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Billingsley, Bonnie; Bettini, Elizabeth; Jones, Nathan D. – Remedial and Special Education, 2019
Induction is designed to support teachers' effectiveness, improve their students' learning, and foster their retention. We consider how high-leverage practices (HLPs) might provide an instructional framework for special education teacher (SET) induction. With sensemaking theory as a conceptual foundation, we posit that, by structuring induction…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Educational Practices, Faculty Development
Bettini, Elizabeth; Lillis, Jennifer; Stark, Kristabel; Brunsting, Nelson C.; Mathews, Hannah Morris – Grantee Submission, 2021
Students with emotional/behavioral disorders are increasingly included in general education settings, requiring their special educators to coordinate with other educators. Yet, research provides limited insights into their interactions with other educators. Thus, we qualitatively examined how special educators experienced and navigated…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Interaction, Emotional Disturbances