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Special Education Teacher Tenacity: The Leadership and Commitment of Those Who Stay in the Field

Shea, Marilyn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1291946235

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2010, Ph.D., Antioch University, Leadership and Change.
Those who choose to teach special education have accepted some of the most challenging jobs teaching has to offer. Unfortunately for their students, almost half of special education teachers leave the profession within their first five years (Singer, 1992). Finding and keeping qualified special education teachers in positions working with more challenging students has become a national problem. Through qualitative interviews, this study examines the stories of 14 Colorado special educators. These teachers have demonstrated their commitment to the field by teaching for four or more years. Their stories give valuable insight into the issue of teacher commitment in difficult conditions. The results are presented as a series of thematic reflections, both by the participants and by the author. The electronic version of this dissertation is at OhioLink ETD Center, www.ohiolink.edu/etd .
Philomena Essed, PhD (Committee Chair)
Jon Wergin, PhD (Committee Member)
Alan E. Guskin, PhD (Committee Member)
Colleen A. Thoma, PhD (Other)
154 p.
Educational Leadership; Special Education
special education teachers; retention; job satisfaction; commitment; motivation; qualitative inquiry; leadership

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  • Shea, M. (2010). Special Education Teacher Tenacity: The Leadership and Commitment of Those Who Stay in the Field [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1291946235

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shea, Marilyn. Special Education Teacher Tenacity: The Leadership and Commitment of Those Who Stay in the Field. 2010. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1291946235.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shea, Marilyn. "Special Education Teacher Tenacity: The Leadership and Commitment of Those Who Stay in the Field." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1291946235

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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