Attrition/Retention of Special Education Teachers: Critique of Current Research and Recommendations for Retention Efforts.

Brownell, Mary T.; Smith, Stephen W.

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ERIC Number: EJ462554

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Attrition/Retention of Special Education Teachers: Critique of Current Research and Recommendations for Retention Efforts.

Brownell, Mary T.; Smith, Stephen W.

Teacher Education and Special Education, v15 n4 p229-48 Fall 1992

This paper reviews 12 studies of special education teacher attrition, concluding that research-based models for improving the retention of special education teachers do not exist. Guidelines for a research agenda to identify variables that influence the attrition of special education teachers are offered. (DB)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Models, Research Needs, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Morale, Teacher Persistence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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