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Massachusetts Teachers Of Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Students: A Mixed Methods Workforce Study, Kym Meyer
Massachusetts Teachers Of Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Students: A Mixed Methods Workforce Study, Kym Meyer
Doctoral Dissertations
Massachusetts has a severe shortage of teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing (TODHH) and there is only one deaf education graduate program in the six New England states. The purpose of this study was to survey every currently working teacher of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children in Massachusetts to understand the makeup of the Massachusetts deaf education workforce and gather teacher ideas for retention and recruitments of teachers of DHH children. This mixed-methods sequential explanatory design collected Phase One data through a statewide survey, identifying where Massachusetts teachers are working, how they decided to work in …
Teacher Morale: Perceptions Of Deaf/Hard-Of-Hearing Teachers And Hearing Teachers In Residential Schools For The Deaf, Steven E. Farmer
Teacher Morale: Perceptions Of Deaf/Hard-Of-Hearing Teachers And Hearing Teachers In Residential Schools For The Deaf, Steven E. Farmer
Doctoral Dissertations
With increasing state and federal mandates to improve student performance, teachers everywhere are struggling with maintaining positive morale—particularly in residential schools for the deaf. Teacher morale serves as a critical component in promoting positive teaching and learning environments for students. Also, the dwindling number of Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing teachers and staff in Deaf Education severely limits the provision of positive language models for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing children.
The study sought to answer two research questions:
(1) What is the overall teacher morale at five residential schools for the deaf in the southeastern United States? (Quantitative)
(2) How does the morale of Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing teachers compare …