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Risk And Resilience In Beginning Special Education Teachers, Bridget Belknap, Juliana Taymans
Risk And Resilience In Beginning Special Education Teachers, Bridget Belknap, Juliana Taymans
The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship
Special education teachers leave the field at a rate that outpaces their general education teacher counterparts, with special education teaching positions unfilled at a rate 5.5 times greater than general education positions (Boe, 2006). This study identified perceptions of risk and resilience in nine first year special education teachers in order to identify how to best support and retain them. Through semi-structured interviews the teachers described their experiences in the following roles (1) co-teaching, (2) self-contained, (3) case management, and (4) “other” (e.g., coach, tutor). Participants identified and positively or negatively ranked six “feeling” words they experienced in each role, …
Measurements Of Student And Teacher Perceptions Of Co-Teaching Models, Randa G. Keeley
Measurements Of Student And Teacher Perceptions Of Co-Teaching Models, Randa G. Keeley
The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship
Co-teaching is an accepted teaching model for inclusive classrooms. This study measured the perceptions of both students and teachers regarding the five most commonly used co-teaching models (i.e., One Teach/One Assist, Station Teaching, Alternative Teaching, Parallel Teaching, and Team Teaching). Additionally, this study compared student responses to teacher responses to ascertain the presence of both main effects and interactions. It was found that while main effects existed regarding student and teacher perceptions, an interaction did not exist in any category. This study suggests that students perceive positive benefits when teachers implement certain co-teaching models (i.e., Station Teaching, Alternative Teaching, Parallel …