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Special Education Requirements And Logistics: Bridging The Gap Of Understanding For School Leaders, Petra L. Nelson
Special Education Requirements And Logistics: Bridging The Gap Of Understanding For School Leaders, Petra L. Nelson
Theses and Dissertations from 2018
Principals and assistant principals are the educational leaders of their school buildings and must have a working knowledge of special education law, programs, and special education teacher supports. This study reinforces the need for principals and assistant principals to be fully prepared to lead all of their schools’ programs, including special education, prior to assuming responsibility for those schools. Without proper preparation, building-level administrators may unwittingly hinder the educational progress of students with disabilities, denying them a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and/or due process, and – in the process – placing their schools and districts at legal risk.
Hire, Train, Retain: Addressing The Arkansas Special Education Teacher Shortage, Cody Lee Chatman
Hire, Train, Retain: Addressing The Arkansas Special Education Teacher Shortage, Cody Lee Chatman
Theses and Dissertations from 2017
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to identify factors affecting special education teacher recruitment and retention throughout the Northwest Arkansas/River Valley region. This study contains both quantitative and qualitative survey data from 30 public school districts and 401 special education teachers currently serving in the field. The survey, deployed over a 30-day period, contained a series of multiple choice, Likerttype, and open-ended questions that were analyzed by the researcher to answer seven research questions. The results of this study indicate that perceptions of job commitment do not differ significantly based on the demographic characteristics of special educators. Yet, …