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Direct linkCook, Lynne H.; Boe, Erling E. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2007
This paper addresses the national quantity demand, supply, and shortage of special education teachers (SETs) in comparison to general education teachers (GETs). The main data source was the 1999-00 Schools and Staffing Survey. Results indicated that the total demand for SETs increased 38% from 240,000 in 1987-88 to 330,000 in 1999-00, a rate of…
Descriptors: General Education, Graduates, Special Education Teachers, Special Education
Boe, Erling E.; Cook, Lynne H.; Sunderland, Robert J. – Exceptional Children, 2008
The purposes of this research were to quantify trends in three components of teacher turnover and to investigate claims of excessive teacher turnover as the predominant source of teacher shortages. Attrition and teaching area transfer rates were comparable in special and general education and increased substantially from 1991-1992 to 2000-2001.…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Teacher Shortage, Faculty Mobility, Statistical Analysis
Download full textBoe, Erling E.; Shin, Sujie; Cook, Lynne H. – Journal of Special Education, 2007
The current U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) emphasis on the preparation of teachers in content knowledge, and de-emphasis on pedagogy and teaching practicums, constitutes a major issue concerning how best to prepare a sufficient supply of highly qualified teachers. By contrast, federal policy represented by the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Practicums, General Education, Special Education
