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ERIC Number: EJ433483
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
A Persistent Challenge: Staffing Special Education Programs in Rural Schools.
Theobald, Neil D.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v7 n3 p39-50 Sum 1991
Washington statewide data indicate that attrition rates did not differ between rural and urban special educators, but were twice as high for rural special educators as general educators. Interviews with special educators focus on soaring rural special education enrollments and difficulties in rural teacher recruitment. Contains 23 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Turnover, Rural Education, Rural Schools, Rural Urban Differences, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Supply and Demand
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Washington