Special Education Teacher Attrition and Retention: A Review of the Literature

High rates of attrition make it challenging for schools to provide qualified special education teachers for students with disabilities, especially given chronic teacher shortages. We synthesize 30 studies from 2002 to 2017, examining factors associated with special educator attrition and retention,...

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Published in:Review of educational research 2019-10, Vol.89 (5), p.697-744
Main Authors: Billingsley, Bonnie, Bettini, Elizabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Attrition
Certification
Compensation (Remuneration)
Coping
Disorders
Educational Resources
Faculty Development
Faculty Mobility
Faculty Workload
Institutional Characteristics
Literature reviews
Preservice Teacher Education
Professional Autonomy
Qualitative research
Retention
School Culture
School Holding Power
Special education
Special Education Teachers
Stress Variables
Student Attrition
Students with Disabilities
Teacher Effectiveness
Teacher Persistence
Teacher Qualifications
Teacher shortages
Teacher Student Relationship
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Conditions
Teaching Experience
Working conditions
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