What Do Employers Ask for in Advertisements for Special Education Positions?

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Stephenson ◽  
Mark Carter
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Common Criteria ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Job Advertisements ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
Formal Recognition

Although qualified special educators are more likely to provide effective teaching for students with disabilities and special education needs, it seems many teachers in special education and support positions are not qualified for this role. The study reported here provided analysis of 219 job advertisements for special education positions in order to ascertain what employers required of applicants for special education positions. Advertisements represented all states and sectors in Australia, although the sample does not fully reflect the relative numbers of schools in each state. Most positions were for class teachers or for teachers providing support within and across schools. Special education qualifications and experience in special education were not common criteria for employment. The concerns raised by this finding are addressed through suggestions for formal recognition for special educators and accreditation of teacher education programs preparing special educators.

Parents of Students with Disabilities and Open Enrollment: Characteristics and Reasons for Transfer

1994 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Ysseldyke ◽  
Cheryl M. Lange ◽  
Deborah J. Gorney
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Open Enrollment ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Education Needs

This study examines the characteristics of students with disabilities who participate in Open Enrollment (one of seven enrollment options available in Minnesota), the reasons they participate, and the sources of information and decision-making process involved with choosing another district. Surveys of 347 parents revealed three primary reasons for transferring their children: The child's special education needs being better met at the new district, more personal attention from the teacher, and dissatisfaction with the resident school. Other factors, such as disability category, parents' income, and location, were also analyzed.

scholarly journals Reducing Language Barriers in Science for Students with Special Educational Needs

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Susannah Boyle ◽  
Karen L. Rizzo ◽  
Jonte C. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Science Instruction ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Science Content ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
Multimodal Representation

Abstract An increased focus on science instruction and science learning for students with special education needs has been growing over the past decade. Research studies, particularly meta-analyses focused on science for students with disabilities, show investigators are interested in what science strategies and approaches (e.g., graphic organizers, inquiry-based instruction,) work for students regardless of identified need (e.g., learning disabilities). However, researchers have noted that science instruction can often rely heavily on text and have burdensome reading demands that may cause students with disabilities to struggle. Research suggests that incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL), multimodal representation, the arts, and communicative technologies can reduce the language load for learning science content and phenomena for students with special education needs. The purpose of this paper is to provide resources and suggestions for reducing the language barriers in science for students with special education needs through the use of multimodal representation and communication technologies.

scholarly journals The context of special pedagogy: practical inclusive education or simulated inclusive education?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystyna Barłóg
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Municipal Schools ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
The Right

Krystyna Barłóg, The centex of special pedagogy: implementedinclusive education or simulated inclusive education? Interdisciplinary Contexts of Special Pedagogy, no. 26, Poznań 2019. Pp. 125–142. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-391X. e-ISSN 2658-283X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2019.26.06 In many contexts of contemporary special education, its main present and future challenges are the implementation of effective inclusive education, the preparation of the required conditions, space and relations of safe functioning of a child with disabilities or special education needs together with healthy, able-bodied peers. Are the long-standing dreams of parents and many special educators regarding the equal rights of all people with disabilities, and in particular the right to education closest to the child’s place of residence, genuinely achieved nowadays? The diagnosis of selected municipal schools shows the real situation of the implementation of inclusive education. Are these successes already being achieved today? Or is it still a educational reality?

Special Education Faculty Positions Advertised from 1991 to 1997: Reflective of Current Practices?

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Eichinger ◽  
June Downing ◽  
Kelly Evans ◽  
Amy Feck ◽  
Robert Ike
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Special Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Faculty Positions ◽  
Job Advertisements ◽  
General Education Classrooms

As inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms becomes more common, it is important for special education teachers to have the necessary skills and competencies to meet the needs of a heterogeneous group of students, some of whom may have severe disabilities. Given this need, it is imperative that institutions of higher education have faculty who can prepare future special educators to be successful in inclusive environments. The purpose of this study was to examine advertisements in The Chronicle of Higher Education to determine the demand for faculty positions from 1991 to 1997, particularly those related to severe disabilities, inclusive practices, and cross-categorical teacher preparation. Results indicated that for all years except 1997, 8%-10% of the job advertisements were for positions in severe disabilities. Position announcements that designated expertise in severe disabilities and used an inclusionary term (mainstreaming, integration, or inclusion) increased from 5% to 35% and then decreased to 20%. Position announcements for jobs other than in severe disabilities that also specified an inclusionary term increased from 8% to 22%.

scholarly journals How the Commitment to Inclusion Has Highlighted the Need for Greater Collaboration in the United States1

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (spe) ◽  
pp. 167-180
Author(s):  
Sarah van INGEN ◽  
David ALLSOPP ◽  
Alta Joy BROUGHTON ◽  
Orhan SIMSEK ◽  
Keisha ALBRITTON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Achievement Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Education Needs

ABSTRACT: In this article, we provide an overview of the special education policies and practices enacted in the United States over the past 25 years. Although there have been some improvements in conditions for students with special education needs, achievement data continue to indicate unacceptably low levels of achievement. We believe that the lack of achievement highlights the fact that greater collaboration is needed between special educators and general education educators. We describe the different forms of collaboration that have evolved over the past two decades and we provide recommendations for strengthening collaborations in the future.

Thinking Vertically: Facilitating Transition for Students With Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 104837132110344
Author(s):  
Ellary A. Draper
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Individualized Education Program ◽  
Special Education Transition

Within special education, transition is a required part of a student’s Individualized Education Program, specifically the transition from school to postsecondary life. Recently, special educators have begun to investigate best practices of transition at all levels—early intervention into school, elementary to middle school, and middle to high school. Yet in music education transition is not widely discussed for students with and without disabilities. This article includes an overview of best practices of transition in special education and provides ideas on how to implement these practices in music education to better facilitate transition between schools to postsecondary life for students with disabilities.

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