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The Special Education Teacher Workforce: New Evidence on Composition, Distribution, and Effectiveness Across Contexts
Thu, April 9, 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (7:45 to 9:15am PDT), JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 2Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
Schools have struggled to staff special education teacher (SET) roles for half a century. Addressing these challenges will require a more nuanced understanding of who comprises the SET workforce, how they’re distributed across schools, and what makes them effective for students with disabilities. This panel brings together scholars across institutions to shed new light on questions of composition, distribution, and effectiveness. Collectively, the papers in this session draw on quantitative and qualitative data from public and private schools across 8 states to provide a more nuanced depiction of the SET workforce across contexts, highlighting previously unknown sources of heterogeneity. The panel ultimately seeks to further the conversation around supporting the SET workforce for researchers, practitioners and policymakers.
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The Composition, Distribution, and Stability of the Special Education Teacher Workforce in Seven States - Allison F. Gilmour, American Institutes for Research; Brendan Bartanen, University of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Bettini, Boston University; Li Feng, Texas State University; Jamie Klinenberg, American Institutes for Research; Loretta Mason-Williams, Binghamton University - SUNY; Christopher Redding, University of Florida; LaRon A. Scott, University of Virginia; Roddy Theobald, American Institutes for Research
Emergency Teacher Certifications in Special Education: Implications for Educators and Their Students - Tashnuva Shaheen, Boston University; Hannah Kistler, Brown University
Comparing Special Education Teachers in Public and Private Schools Using Administrative Data - Nicholas James Ainsworth, University of California - Irvine; Aaron J. Ainsworth, University of California - Irvine
“Bringing My ‘A Game’”: Exploring the Situated Nature of Special Education Teacher Effectiveness - Hannah Morris Mathews, University of Florida; Elizabeth Grobart, University of Wisconsin - Parkside; Jennifer Curran, University of Florida; Gabriella Arfaras, University of Florida