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“That’s My Job” Comparing the Beliefs of More and Less Accomplished Special Educators Related to Their Roles and Responsibilities

TL;DR: In this paper, the purpose of the study is to understand special education teachers' beliefs regarding their roles and responsibilities and to determine how these beliefs differ among more and less accomplished teachers.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to understand special education teachers’ beliefs regarding their roles and responsibilities and to determine how these beliefs differ among more and less accomplished ...
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TL;DR: Reading a book as this basics of qualitative research grounded theory procedures and techniques and other references can enrich your life quality.

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TL;DR: The need for 200,000 new teachers annually over the next decade has been identified as one of the most urgent issues in the teaching pool as discussed by the authors, and issues of quantity, quality, and equity dominate current discussions of teacher recruitment.
Abstract: Increasing birthrates, immigration, teacher retirements, and attrition are fueling the projected need for 200,000 new teachers annually over the next decade. The news media regularly predict teacher shortages and raise concerns that teacher education institutions will not be able to meet the demand for new teachers. Educators are apprehensive that the rush to fill vacancies will scuttle recent progress in upgrading standards for theprofession.Most importantly, they fear that a shortage of good teachers will undermine attempts to educate all children to meet the challenges of the new century. Hence, issues of quantity, quality, and equity dominate current discussions of the teaching pool.

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TL;DR: The purpose of this study was to initiate the School Implementation Strategies, Translating ERIC Resources (SISTER) Project to iteratively adapt the ERIC compilation to the educational sector, results of a seven-step adaptation process resulted in 75 school-adapted strategies.
Abstract: Schools, like other service sectors, are confronted with an implementation gap, with the slow adoption and uneven implementation of evidence-based practices (EBP) as part of routine service delivery, undermining efforts to promote better youth behavioral health outcomes. Implementation researchers have undertaken systematic efforts to publish taxonomies of implementation strategies (i.e., methods or techniques that are used to facilitate the uptake, use, and sustainment of EBP), such as the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) Project. The 73-strategy ERIC compilation was developed in the context of healthcare and largely informed by research and practice experts who operate in that service sector. Thus, the comprehensibility, contextual appropriateness, and utility of the existing compilation to other service sectors, such as the educational setting, remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to initiate the School Implementation Strategies, Translating ERIC Resources (SISTER) Project to iteratively adapt the ERIC compilation to the educational sector. The results of a seven-step adaptation process resulted in 75 school-adapted strategies. Surface-level changes were made to the majority of the original ERIC strategies (52 out of 73), while five of the strategies required deeper modifications for adaptation to the school context. Six strategies were deleted and seven new strategies were added based on existing school-based research. The implications of this study's findings for prevention scientists engaged in implementation research (e.g., creating a common nomenclature for implementation strategies) and limitations are discussed.

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  • ...Teachers, for example, have highly prescriptive roles and credentials that prohibit shifting or revising their roles with other educators (e.g., with a school counselor; or a special education teacher with a general education teacher; Herlihy and Corey 2006; Urbach et al. 2015)....

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TL;DR: Teaching students with severe disabilities is a complex endeavor and the skills and qualities of expert teachers for students with severely disabilities are not well understood as discussed by the authors, and a lack of understand...
Abstract: Teaching students with severe disabilities is a complex endeavor, and the skills and qualities of expert teachers for students with severe disabilities are not well understood. A lack of understand...

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TL;DR: In this paper, teachers, school leaders, and faculty were interviewed regarding their perceptions about the expertise of teachers of students with significant support needs and found that deficit-and asset-oriented views of students were related to views about the professionalism of teachers.

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  • ...Urbach et al. (2015) found that while less accomplished teachers focused on relationships and protecting students, more accomplished teachers believed that high-intensity instruction was necessary, and clearly understood that students' academic achievement was the teacher's responsibility....

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the uses of literature and open coding techniques for enhancing theoretical sensitivity of theoretical studies, and give guidelines for judging a grounded theory study.
Abstract: Introduction Getting Started Theoretical Sensitivity The Uses of Literature Open Coding Techniques for Enhancing Theoretical Sensitivity Axial Coding Selective Coding Process The Conditional Matrix Theoretical Sampling Memos and Diagrams Writing Theses and Monographs, and Giving Talks about Your Research Criteria for Judging a Grounded Theory Study

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TL;DR: Reading a book as this basics of qualitative research grounded theory procedures and techniques and other references can enrich your life quality.

13,415 citations


"“That’s My Job” Comparing the Belie..." refers background in this paper

  • ...First, two researchers separately read through a selection of interviews and identified initial themes related to beliefs (Strauss & Corbin, 1990)....

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M. F. Pajares1
TL;DR: The authors examines the meaning prominent researchers give to beliefs and how this meaning differs from that of knowledge, provides a definition of belief consistent with the best work in this area, and explores the nature of belief structures as outlined by key researchers.
Abstract: Attention to the beliefs of teachers and teacher candidates should be a focus of educational research and can inform educational practice in ways that prevailing research agendas have not and cannot. The difficulty in studying teachers’ beliefs has been caused by definitional problems, poor conceptualizations, and differing understandings of beliefs and belief structures. This article examines the meaning prominent researchers give to beliefs and how this meaning differs from that of knowledge, provides a definition of belief consistent with the best work in this area, explores the nature of belief structures as outlined by key researchers, and offers a synthesis of findings about the nature of beliefs. The article argues that teachers’ beliefs can and should become an important focus of educational inquiry but that this will require clear conceptualizations, careful examination of key assumptions, consistent understandings and adherence to precise meanings, and proper assessment and investigation of spec...

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"“That’s My Job” Comparing the Belie..." refers background in this paper

  • ...Pajares (1992) asserted that teachers’ beliefs may be the “single most important construct in educational research” (p. 311) and can “inform educational practice in ways that prevailing research agendas have not and cannot” (p. 307)....

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  • ...As Richardson (1996) noted, beliefs unconsciously influence the actions that are taken up by educators....

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  • ...Pajares (1992) asserted that beliefs may be the “single most important construct in educational research” (p. 311) and can “inform educational practice in ways that prevailing research agendas have not and cannot” (p. 307)....

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TL;DR: The need for an elaborate personal belief system among teachers arises out of the many uncertainties endemic to classroom teaching: in a landscape without bearings, teachers create and internalize their own maps as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The implications of research on teacher belief for the nature of teaching and teacher education are discussed. In addition, ignored or minimally addressed issues that could provide avenues for future research are raised. Teacher belief is defined broadly as tacit, often unconsciously held assumptions about students, classrooms, and the academic material to be taught. After summarizing the heterogeneous research on teacher belief, I point out that we lack direct evidence concerning the processes that effect change in teacher belief. However, we can assume that they are similar to those needed to effect conceptual change in other kinds of personal belief. This leads to a discussion of research on conceptual change and its relevance to teacher education. I next suggest that the need for an elaborate personal belief system among teachers arises out of the many uncertainties endemic to classroom teaching: In a landscape without bearings, teachers create and internalize their own maps. The need for a personal b...

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"“That’s My Job” Comparing the Belie..." refers background in this paper

  • ...Teachers’ beliefs are formed through not only professional knowledge but also personal experience (Kagan, 1992; Richardson, 1996)....

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  • ...Defined broadly, teachers’ beliefs are “tacit, often unconsciously held assumptions about students, classrooms, and the academic material to be taught” (Kagan, 1992, p. 65)....

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TL;DR: An overview of the many types of studies that fall into the qualitative design genre is provided in this paper, along with strategies that qualitative researchers use to establish the authors' studies as credible and trustworthy.
Abstract: An overview of the many types of studies that fall into the qualitative design genre is provided. Strategies that qualitative researchers use to establish the authors' studies as credible and trustworthy are listed and defined. So that readers will recognize the important contribution qualitative studies have made in the field of special education, a range of well-known and lesser known examples of qualitative research are reviewed. The quality indicators that are important in conducting and evaluating qualitative research are identified. Finally, as an example of the evidence that can be produced using qualitative methods, the authors provide a summary of how 3 studies have provided important information that can be used to inform policy and practice.

1,591 citations