Mary Catherine Scheeler, Andrew M. Markelz, Jonte' C. Taylor, Divya S. Deshpande, Pamela S. Wolfe
{"title":"Teacher Workplace Bullying: How Pervasive is the Problem?","authors":"Mary Catherine Scheeler, Andrew M. Markelz, Jonte' C. Taylor, Divya S. Deshpande, Pamela S. Wolfe","doi":"10.1177/08884064211015698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08884064211015698","url":null,"abstract":"Bullying in schools is a national problem receiving much needed attention. Teacher workplace bullying is a lesser known but equally debilitating problem. Our purpose in doing this study is to examine the problem of teacher workplace bullying and its effect on teachers, students, and schools. We surveyed 173 general and special education teachers to determine the extent that teachers report workplace bullying by other teachers and administrators. We used the Negative Acts Questionnaire–Revised to examine three constructs of workplace bullying—personal, work-related, and physical intimidation. We also examined differences in self-reported workplace bullying between general and special education teachers. Results suggest special education teachers reported a significantly high level of workplace bullying compared with general education teachers. Unsatisfactory administrative support was the most significant factor contributing to workplace dissatisfaction overall. We offer possible starting points to deal with the problem and discuss implications for teachers, students, and the field.","PeriodicalId":51596,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Special Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/08884064211015698","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49589829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sharon M. Walters, S. Hirsch, Georgia McKown, Alex Carlson, Abigail A. Allen
{"title":"Mixed-Reality Simulation With Preservice Teacher Candidates: A Conceptual Replication","authors":"Sharon M. Walters, S. Hirsch, Georgia McKown, Alex Carlson, Abigail A. Allen","doi":"10.1177/08884064211001453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08884064211001453","url":null,"abstract":"Given the critical importance of discrete instructional practices in special education, teacher candidates must be prepared to implement them upon entering the classroom. In preservice teacher education programs, field placements and clinical experiences rarely provide enough opportunities for preservice teachers to gain the proficiency needed to provide effective instruction. In this study, a randomized control research design was used to investigate the effects of a mixed-reality simulation experience compared with traditional classroom practice in the implementation of a system of least prompts. Results suggest that mixed-reality simulation with additional coaching supports significantly improved preservice teachers’ implementation of the prompting sequence. Social validity data collected offer insights into the use of mixed-reality simulation in practice with preservice teachers. Limitations and suggestions for future work are discussed.","PeriodicalId":51596,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Special Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/08884064211001453","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47820316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiyeon Park, A. Bagwell, D. Bryant, Brian R. Bryant
{"title":"Integrating Assistive Technology Into a Teacher Preparation Program","authors":"Jiyeon Park, A. Bagwell, D. Bryant, Brian R. Bryant","doi":"10.1177/08884064211001447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08884064211001447","url":null,"abstract":"Assistive technology (AT), a major source of adapted educational services, has been accepted as a valuable tool for students with disabilities in schools. Teacher readiness is a key factor in determining a student’s successful inclusion, but many general and special education teachers are not fully prepared to implement AT in schools. In this study, special and general education preservice teachers received introductory instruction on AT, including lecture, demonstration of AT devices, discussion, and hands-on experience, at the Assistive and Instructional Technology (AIT) Lab. After the AIT Lab orientation, preservice teachers in both special and general education responded with higher scores regarding their preparedness to implement AT and more positive perspectives toward AT. The results showed that the AIT orientation was particularly beneficial to general education preservice teachers in their preparation for implementing AT.","PeriodicalId":51596,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Special Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/08884064211001447","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41281244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining Teacher and Teacher Educator Perspectives of Teacher Leadership in Extensive Support Needs","authors":"J. Shurr, Emily C. Bouck, Meaghan M. McCollow","doi":"10.1177/08884064211001455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08884064211001455","url":null,"abstract":"Teachers of students with extensive support needs (ESN) often perform many leadership-related tasks, such as supervising paraprofessionals or advocating school wide for student accessibility and inclusion. While teacher leadership has received considerable attention in research and practice, much of the attention has resided in general education and on formal pathways toward increased responsibility in the school. In this study, the authors explored the perspective and experiences related to teacher leadership competencies of both teachers and teacher educators in the field of ESN in one midwestern state. Teachers reported high confidence and moderate to high engagement in each of the competencies, contrasted with self-reported low coverage of many related topics in their teacher training programs. Teacher educators perceived the competencies as highly relevant to the teaching position and generally held moderate to high confidence in their program coverage and their student preparation to perform the related activities.","PeriodicalId":51596,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Special Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/08884064211001455","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44278580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Delinda van Garderen, Amy M. Scheuermann, Kate M. Sadler, Stephanie Hopkins, Stacy Hirt
{"title":"Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Use Visual Representations as Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems: What Did They Learn?","authors":"Delinda van Garderen, Amy M. Scheuermann, Kate M. Sadler, Stephanie Hopkins, Stacy Hirt","doi":"10.1177/0888406421996070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0888406421996070","url":null,"abstract":"Recognizing the multiple interacting layers of pedagogical content knowledge, in this article, we present the findings from a study that examined the extent to which participation in case-based instruction about self-generated visual representations (VRs) supported special education pre-service teachers (N = 25) in enhancing their (a) knowledge of VRs, specifically what and how to teach, as a strategy for solving mathematics problems, and (b) applied instructional practices, specifically analysis of student knowledge and instructional planning, about VRs for students with disabilities (SWDs) to solve mathematics problems. The data revealed that case-based instruction about VRs in a special education mathematics methods course enriched pre-service teachers personal understanding about VRs and their ability to target SWDs learning needs regarding VRs. Implications for pre-service teacher preparation and research are provided.","PeriodicalId":51596,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Special Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0888406421996070","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42093558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“I Didn’t Know People With Disabilities Could Grow Up to Be Adults”: Disability History, Curriculum, and Identity in Special Education","authors":"Carlyn O. Mueller","doi":"10.1177/0888406421996069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0888406421996069","url":null,"abstract":"The present qualitative interview study explored disability identity development, a unique aspect of identity, and its relationship to school and special education. Adults with disabilities (n = 9) reflected on their schooling experiences in special education through a life history interview and semi-structured interview about their schooling experiences. The participants identified a lack of disability representation in curriculum, lack of connections to disability community, and lack of teachers and school community members as important factors to their sense of disconnection from disability identity and distancing themselves from their disability label during school. This study suggests the power and potential of special education to develop disability community and identity in students with disabilities. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":51596,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Special Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0888406421996069","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42340627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Content Acquisition Podcasts to Improve Preservice Teacher Use of Behavior-Specific Praise","authors":"Rhonda D. Miller, Nicole M. Uphold","doi":"10.1177/0888406421994336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0888406421994336","url":null,"abstract":"With increasing demands for teacher accountability, today’s teachers are tasked with meeting both the academic and behavioral needs of their students. Being able to efficiently manage classroom behavior can maximize classroom time for instruction. In a multiple-probe across participants design study, we investigated the effects of content acquisition podcasts (CAPs) plus video along with coaching feedback on preservice teachers’ use of behavior-specific praise statements. Preservice teachers in elementary, intermediate, middle, and high school settings participated during their final internship in a special education preparation program. Direct observations over a 9-week period showed an increase in the use of behavior-specific praise statements across participants. Implications for research and teacher education are discussed.","PeriodicalId":51596,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Special Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0888406421994336","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44051445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily C. Bouck, Phil Sands, Holly M. Long, Aman Yadav
{"title":"Preparing Special Education Preservice Teachers to Teach Computational Thinking and Computer Science in Mathematics","authors":"Emily C. Bouck, Phil Sands, Holly M. Long, Aman Yadav","doi":"10.1177/0888406421992376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0888406421992376","url":null,"abstract":"Increasingly in K–12 schools, students are gaining access to computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS). This access, however, is not always extended to students with disabilities. One way to increase CT and CS (CT/CS) exposure for students with disabilities is through preparing special education teachers to do so. In this study, researchers explore exposing special education preservice teachers to the ideas of CT/CS in the context of a mathematics methods course for students with disabilities or those at risk of disability. Through analyzing lesson plans and reflections from 31 preservice special education teachers, the researchers learned that overall emerging promise exists with regard to the limited exposure of preservice special education teachers to CT/CS in mathematics. Specifically, preservice teachers demonstrated the ability to include CT/CS in math lesson plans and showed understanding of how CT/CS might enhance instruction with students with disabilities via reflections on these lessons. The researchers, however, also found a need for increased experiences and opportunities for preservice special education teachers with CT/CS to more positively impact access for students with disabilities.","PeriodicalId":51596,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Special Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0888406421992376","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45573024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How―and Why―Middle School Intensive Reading Teachers Make Adaptations to a Scripted Curriculum","authors":"Lindsey A. Chapman, B. Elbaum","doi":"10.1177/0888406421992377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0888406421992377","url":null,"abstract":"The adoption of highly scripted curricular programs to promote literacy has become increasingly widespread. Little is known, however, about the extent to which teachers implement these programs as prescribed or, instead, make adaptations to the curriculum and its delivery. Even less is known about teachers’ reasoning behind this decision-making. Using qualitative thematic analysis, in this study, the authors investigate middle school intensive reading teachers’ challenges and solutions to implementing the curricular program mandated by their school district. Analysis of 10 teachers’ descriptions of their instructional decision-making highlighted the tensions teachers must navigate to provide effective literacy instruction to students with and without disabilities in a high accountability context. The central construct of negotiation was identified as an explanation of how and why teachers made (or did not make) curricular adaptations.","PeriodicalId":51596,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Special Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0888406421992377","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44385690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teacher Preparation in Communication Instruction for Students With Extensive Support Needs","authors":"R. Pennington, V. Walker, Melissa C. Tapp","doi":"10.1177/0888406420978606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0888406420978606","url":null,"abstract":"In this investigation, we surveyed 51 faculty members who were involved in teacher preparation programs in the area of extensive support needs (ESN) across a range of institutions of higher education. We asked participants to respond to questions related to the quality and quantity of program content focused on communication instruction and supports for students with ESN. Overall, findings indicated variability in the quality and quantity of teacher preparation–related communication instruction. In addition, participants described barriers related to teacher preparation in this area.","PeriodicalId":51596,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Special Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0888406420978606","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49120108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}