ERIC Number: EJ1342126
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Apr
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0741-9325
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4756
Special Educators' Experiences of Interpersonal Interactions While Serving Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
Bettini, Elizabeth; Lillis, Jennifer; Stark, Kristabel; Brunsting, Nelson C.; Mathews, Hannah Morris
Remedial and Special Education, v43 n2 p98-113 Apr 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 interactions with other educators when serving students with emotional/behavioral disabilities in self-contained classes that were actively moving students into more inclusive placements. Participants emphasized that their work was interdependent with others; they relied on others for work essential to meeting students' needs. They shared that interactions were shaped by conceptions of students' needs, the division of responsibilities, and resources. They experienced interactions on a continuum from alignment to misalignment; when experiencing alignment, they felt supported to meet student needs, whereas they felt misalignment challenged those efforts. Participants described using varied strategies to promote alignment. Results have implications for coordinating teachers' efforts to serve students with emotional/behavioral disabilities. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED614959.]
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Interaction, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Self Contained Classrooms, Inclusion, Student Needs, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Collaboration, Alignment (Education), Teacher Role, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Administrator Role, Time Management, Educational Resources, Advocacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B170017