Special Education Teacher Shortage: Differences Between High and Low Shortage States

Autor:	Kelly Acosta, David Peyton, Alexandria Harvey, Emily C. Crews, Loretta Mason-Williams, James F. Dewey, Daisy Pua, Tiffany L. Fisher, Paul T. Sindelar
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	05 social sciences Ethnic group 050301 education Economic shortage Special education Education Supply and demand Geography 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Racial differences Socioeconomics Location 0503 education Socioeconomic status 050104 developmental & child psychology
Zdroj:	Teacher Education and Special Education: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. 44:5-23
ISSN:	1944-4931 0888-4064
Popis:	In this study, using Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) personnel data from 2006 to 2014, we identified seven states with consistently low shortages of highly qualified special education teachers and seven states with persistently high shortages. We employed Guarino et al.’s framework to guide our assumptions and selection of demographic, supply, and demand variables and compared two groups in this descriptive analysis. We found significant differences across supply and demand variables. Low shortage states make greater investments in per pupil expenditures; have higher teacher salaries, generally; have greater preparation capacity; and produce more special education graduates. Taken together, our findings suggest that special education teaching is a relatively better job in low shortage states than in high shortage states. We situate the discussion of our findings within policy recommendations that states may use to address shortages. Limitations of our analysis are addressed, and implications for future research are proposed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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