Search Results

In this study, the authors estimated costs of alternative route preparation to provide states a basis for allocating training funds to maximize production. Thirty-one special education alternative route program directors were interviewed and completed cost...

Chronic stress is a pervasive issue among special education teachers and often escalates to the level of burnout. Not only does this put their health at risk, but prolonged stress also hampers their job performance and quite possibly affects student...

Demand for special education teachers grew continuously from the passage of Public Law 94-142 in 1975 through 2005, when this trend reversed. From 2005 to 2012, the number of special education teachers employed by U.S. schools declined by >17%. The primary...

Teacher stress and burnout have a detrimental effect on the stability of the teaching workforce. However, the possible consequences of teacher burnout on teaching quality and on student learning outcomes are less clear, especially in special education...

Special education teachers (SETs) who teach students with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) in self-contained settings are often less qualified, more stressed and burned out, and more likely to leave teaching than other SETs, resulting in a less...

Schools experience difficulty retaining special educators to serve students with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) in self-contained settings, as they have higher rates of burnout and attrition than other educators. Administrators could prevent these...

Retaining teachers is an important priority for school leaders, especially in special education, a field with chronic shortages. We analyzed a nationally representative survey using conservation of resources theory to examine how job demands and resources...

High attrition rates among special education teachers is regularly credited to lack of administrative support, large caseloads, paperwork, lack of training, and overall job stress, but one key piece is often overlooked: lack of curricular resources...

High attrition rates among special education teachers is regularly credited to lack of administrative support, large caseloads, paperwork, lack of training, and overall job stress, but one key piece is often overlooked: lack of curricular resources...

The field of special education continually laments teacher turnover and attrition. Special education teachers across all career phases, novice to veteran, describe being overwhelmed by heavy caseloads and too much paperwork, as well as having a lack of...