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Shortage of Special Educators in the Northeastern District of Columbia: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Johnson, Terence E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1627389142962223

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2021, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership , Franklin University, International Institute for Innovative Instruction.
This qualitative descriptive study explored how special education teachers described their retention practices in a specialized school in the northeastern District of Columbia. The most significant issue districts face in staffing schools with qualified teachers is not the lack of certified teachers overall but a chronic and continuous misalignment of teacher supply and demand. Two conceptual frameworks guided this study were: (1) Schematic Representation of Special Education Teacher Retention, Transfer, and Attrition and (2) Conceptual Model of the Influences of Teachers' Career Decisions. The study's guiding research question asks how special education teachers (grades 3 - 12) describe their own retention practices used in a specialized school? This study conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 12 special education teachers in the northeastern District of Columbia using convenience sampling. Data were analyzed using MAXQDA. Thematic analysis, with the use of a preliminary codebook, revealed the following themes: (a) training and preparation, (b) compensation and peer support, and (c) commitment to special education.
Wanda Fernandopulle (Committee Chair)
Donis Toler (Committee Member)
Bora Pajo (Committee Member)
160 p.
Education; Educational Leadership; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Special Education
Special education teacher, teacher retention, specialized school

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  • Johnson, T. E. (2021). Shortage of Special Educators in the Northeastern District of Columbia: A Qualitative Descriptive Study [Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1627389142962223

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Johnson, Terence. Shortage of Special Educators in the Northeastern District of Columbia: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. 2021. Franklin University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1627389142962223.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Johnson, Terence. "Shortage of Special Educators in the Northeastern District of Columbia: A Qualitative Descriptive Study." Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1627389142962223

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