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Factors That Predict Teachers Staying in, Leaving, or Transferring from the Special Education Classroom
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For example, this paper found that teachers who transferred to a different school or district had perceptions of high stress and perceptions of poor school climate and were significantly younger than stayers, while those who left special education teaching primarily due to insufficient certification, perceptions of a high stress, and a perception of poor education climate.Abstract:
We randomly surveyed 1,576 Florida special education teachers to examine factors that contribute to their propensity to leave or stay in the special education classroom or transfer to a new school. The variables identified, based on extensive review of the literature, included background, classroom, school district, and personal factors. We tracked our respondents for 2 years using a multinomial logit model to identify significant predictors of leaving, staying, or transferring. Results indicate that teachers left special education teaching primarily due to insufficient certification, perceptions of high stress, and perceptions of poor school climate. Special educators who transferred to a different school or district had perceptions of high stress and perceptions of poor school climate and were significantly younger than stayers.read more
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Special Education Teacher Retention and Attrition A Critical Analysis of the Research Literature
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The Supply of and Demand for Special Education Teachers A Review of Research Regarding the Chronic Shortage of Special Education Teachers
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