Scholars have documented long-standing disparities in access to well-qualified, well-
supported teachers, including disparities in access to special education teachers (SETs) …

Shifts in special education over the last 25 years have increased the pressure on special
education teacher preparation programs to improve the quality of opportunities to learn …

Students with emotional/behavioral disorders are increasingly included in general education
settings, requiring their special educators to coordinate with other educators. Yet, research …

Students with disabilities depend on special education teachers (SETs) to provide skilled,
intensive intervention; SETs depend on working conditions that facilitate their capacity to …

This dissertation explores the impact of special education teacher (SET) turnover on general
education teachers (GETs) in K–12 schools. Students with disabilities are increasingly …

Special education teachers'(SETs') well-being at work has garnered increasing attention
due to chronic shortages in the SET workforce, public focus on burnout and work well-being …

This chapter addresses the role of teacher preparation program coherence in cultivating
special educators' professional identity. Initially, program coherence, professional identity …

We study the impact of a bonus policy implemented by Hawai'i Public Schools starting in fall
2020 that raised the salaries of all special education teachers in the state by $10,000. We …

The construct of inclusion has been increasingly accepted as a valued cultural and personal
philosophy and has become a critical goal across human services over the last several …

Historically, special education teachers'(SETs) work has been characterized by role conflict,
overload, and ambiguity (Bettini et al., 2021). This shapes their engagement in and …