Seeing through the Isolation: A Study of First-Year Teachers of the Visually Impaired.

Seitz, J. A.

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ERIC Number: EJ488031

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Publication Date: 1994

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Seeing through the Isolation: A Study of First-Year Teachers of the Visually Impaired.

Seitz, J. A.

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, v88 n4 p299-309 Jul-Aug 1994

This article presents results of a study of the first-year teaching experience of 103 teachers of students with visual impairments in Illinois. The study identified needs of beginning teachers and offered recommendations for universities and school districts to curb these teachers' high rate of attrition. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Higher Education, Needs Assessment, Preservice Teacher Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Morale, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois

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