Special educator shortages have threatened the provision of services to students with
disabilities since the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975 …

Purpose: With rising numbers of deportations over the last 2 decades, there has been a
particular concern among educators and researchers that immigrant-origin students and …

The serendipitous emergence of social media at the turn of this century created new
uncensored avenues for the advertising industry. This created conditions conducive to …

There is currently a crisis-level shortage of qualified early childhood educators, including
early childhood special educators. Teacher preparation programs must address the …

To strengthen inclusion practices in schools, a mandate was passed requiring special
education teachers working at the middle and high school levels to become content certified …

Little is known about the quality of the special educators who move schools, switch to
general education, or leave teaching. In this study, I examined if turnover (moving schools …

Self-determination plays a vital role in the educational journey of students with a dis/ability.
However, opportunities to cultivate self-determining skills for elementary students with …

The problem is that the recruitment and retention of special education teachers in autistic
units represents a challenge nationwide, especially with the steady increase of students …

As the field of education strives to create inclusive general education learning environments
for students with learning disabilities, including dyslexia, this dissertation of practice …

This phenomenological multiple case study explored five first-year special education
teachers' transfer of knowledge and skills learned in their preparation program to their …