Special Education Teacher Tenacity: The Leadership and Commitment of Those Who Stay in the Field.
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: 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.
Author: Marilyn Shea
Institution: Antioch University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W242421251