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Keeping Good Teachers Teaching: A Study Of The Retirement Of Baby Boom Teachers, Dean Erickson
Keeping Good Teachers Teaching: A Study Of The Retirement Of Baby Boom Teachers, Dean Erickson
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Baby boom teachers, born between 1946-1964, are in the midst of making retirement decisions. Some choose to remain teaching as long as they physically and mentally can handle the demands of the job, while others look for the first opportunity to exit. The large number of teachers in this cohort and the fact that 50% of teachers are also leaving in their first 5 years of teaching is causing the teacher “pipeline” to leak at both ends. This dissertation looks at baby boom teacher retirement and factors that cause some to retire early while others continue teaching and what can …
My Child Is An Angel From Allah: Perspectives From Muslim Parents Of Children With Special Needs In The United Kingdom, Katie J. Bonawitz
My Child Is An Angel From Allah: Perspectives From Muslim Parents Of Children With Special Needs In The United Kingdom, Katie J. Bonawitz
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This applied dissertation investigated how Muslim parents of children with special needs bring understanding to raising their child with special needs. This researcher conducted a qualitative study to find out if Muslim parents from different ethnic backgrounds had similar experiences to those studied by Jegatheesan, Miller, and Fowler (2010). The researcher developed and administered qualitative interviews to four Pakistani Muslim parents in England and three Somali Muslim parents in Minnesota. These Muslim parents were asked questions regarding background of their child, community experiences, positive and negative school experiences, and whether faith or culture played a greater role as they reflected …