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Karen L. Haberberger – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There is a shortage of special education teachers, particularly in rural locations. The revolving door of special educators is a burden on district taxpayers, administrators, and students in need of special programming. Therefore, increasing and improving special education teacher longevity is a need in most school districts in rural areas. The…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Rural Schools, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Shortage
George Edward Avent – ProQuest LLC, 2025
Special education teachers do not always include assistive technology (AT) in instructional practices to promote the academic success of students with learning disabilities. The purpose of this study was to explore the reasons special education teachers only sometimes include the use of AT in instructional practices. The conceptual framework was…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes
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Kristen Merrill O'Brien; Sarah A. Nagro; Gino D. Binkert; Katherine Szocik; Margaret Gerry – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2024
Field experiences are often considered by researchers, leading organizations, and accrediting bodies as a critical component of special education teacher preparation. Yet, much remains unknown about the types or numbers of field experiences that will best prepare special education teacher candidates. Given the ongoing changes in the field of…
Descriptors: Field Instruction, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Student Teachers
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Razan Numan Alkhatib; Mahmoud Gharaibeh; Samir Jabra Dukmak; Mervat Amin Ijha – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2024
Special education teachers' attitudes to teaching students with disabilities in the regular classroom were investigated alongside demographic characteristics. They had positive attitudes to inclusive teaching, with males, expatriates and Cycle. Two teachers being more positive. Attitudes towards inclusion were not, however, significantly…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship
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Zachary T. Barnes; R. Stacy Fields; Kelly B. Cartwright – Preventing School Failure, 2024
The term "Science of Reading" (SOR) has become a popular phrase in practitioner circles. To best serve students, it is important that teachers and interventionists are knowledgeable about the SOR. This article provides a special educator's guide to the SOR by reviewing critical elements that have emerged in public discourse about the…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Special Education Teachers, Reading Skills, Reading Difficulties
Catherine Rodriguez – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Teacher preparation programs are designed to prepare teachers to support students. However, the supports and experiences teachers are exposed to are often described as academic support. This study explored how special education teachers depicted how their teacher preparation programs prepared them to manage elementary student classroom behavior by…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Positive Behavior Supports, Teacher Education Programs, Elementary School Teachers
Jodene Jensen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
With the incidence of autism on the rise, it is imperative to identify factors that contribute to education. Despite the accessibility and low cost of public institutions, many parents choose to educate their autistic children in private and charter school settings. This study examined the difference in beliefs among public, private, and charter…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Public Schools, Private Schools
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Rachel Louise Geesa; Krista M. Stith – Journal of Organizational and Educational Leadership, 2024
In an effort to better support the needs of PK-12 students identified as gifted or high-ability, school leaders need to be familiar and comfortable with supporting gifted education educators and developing and evaluating gifted education programs. Gifted education educators should have defined roles and responsibilities, and school leaders need to…
Descriptors: Gifted Education, Special Education Teachers, Program Evaluation, Academically Gifted
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Anna Laura McAfee; Aftynne E. Cheek; Maddy Hensch; Lexi Stone – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
Self-determination consists of essential skills for students with disabilities because it gives individuals the power to make decisions based on their own needs and desires. Self-determination includes areas such as choice-making, goal setting, and self-directed learning. Music therapy is a service that can be used to enhance self-determination…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Self Determination, Cooperation, Partnerships in Education
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David L. Westling; Karena Cooper-Duffy; A. Corinne Huggins-Manley – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2024
This study was conducted to collect validity evidence to support the use of an observation instrument to evaluate the performance of special education teachers (SETs) of students with significant disabilities (SWSD). In the study, a purposive sample of 49 SETs of SWSD, who were appropriately credentialed and experienced, evaluated the content of…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Severe Disabilities, Teacher Evaluation
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Ömer Faruk Toprak; Aysun Çolak – Journal of Theoretical Educational Science, 2024
Phenomenological design was used in this research to determine the experiences, opinions and suggestions of the stakeholders in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) development team during the IEP preparation process. Nine parents 20 teachers and a school administrator who were in the IEP team and took part in the IEP preparation process…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Secondary Education, Special Education, Stakeholders
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Celal Perihan; Ali Bicer; Joel Bocanegra – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The primary purpose of this current study was to identify knowledge of special education and mental health professionals in anxiety-related problems of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in four Different Categories: Separation Anxiety (SA), Uncertainty (U), Performance Anxiety (PA), and anxiety Arousal (AA). Three hundred eighteen…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Students with Disabilities, Special Education Teachers
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Kera B. Ackerman; Melinda Jones Ault; Ginevra Courtade; Mary Elliott; Tara D. Harmon; Kristie N. Jones; Katherine L. Jordan; Abbi M. Long; Janet Nutt; Kai M. O'Neill; Lorita N. Rowlett; Kate Snider; Rasheeda R. Swain; Enrika Wright – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2024
In this program description, the authors explain how a doctoral-level embedded service-learning opportunity, part of Project PURPLE (Preparing Urban and Rural Personnel as Leaders in Education), a collaborative personnel preparation training program, taught future faculty to meet the needs of urban and rural schools in high-need settings. The…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Rural Areas, Service Learning, Institutional Cooperation
Kevin Monnin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In the United States, teacher shortages in high-needs fields such as special education have considerable negative impacts on the academic and functional achievement of students with disabilities. Furthermore, strategies such as the employment of undercertified teachers to serve as teachers of record and fill vacant positions raise questions about…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Labor Needs, Educational Needs
Staci Luann Cade – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The primary purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate whether special education and general education teacher perceptions of collaboration, leadership, and efficacy beliefs influenced student performance on STAAR. Quantitative data were collected using a Qualtrics survey consisting of 56 items regarding special education and general…
Descriptors: Regular and Special Education Relationship, Teacher Collaboration, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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