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A Look At Grit: Teachers Who Teach Students With Severe Disabilities, Donna Baker Martin
A Look At Grit: Teachers Who Teach Students With Severe Disabilities, Donna Baker Martin
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This study investigated special education teachers and the grit needed to stay in the field especially for those who teach students with moderate to severe disabilities. The purpose was to explore and describe the impact of Grit on retention as perceived by special education teachers who teach students with severe disabilities. This explanatory, sequential mixed methods study included the Grit-S survey as a locator for special education teachers in five California counties and the target population included special education teachers who taught in California.
Teachers self-reported they were hard workers, diligent and finish what they start and they gave examples. …