A comparative study of the characteristics & qualifications of novice unendorsed and endorsed special education teachers in Virginia

Critical teacher shortages in special education have led to revisions in certification and licensure policies in some states and implementation of initiatives to attract special education teachers in other states. Some of these revisions have allowed unendorsed teachers to be assigned to special education classrooms. The reliance on unendorsed teachers to fill special education vacancies means those working with students with the greatest educational needs may have the least amount of training or teaching experience. However, there have been no investigations of unendorsed special education teachers.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Administration and Supervision of Special Education

Department dc:contributor.department

Administration and Supervision of Special Education

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1993

Author dc:creator

• Braley, Deloris Ann

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Billingsley, Bonnie S.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Jones, Philip R.
• Cross, Lawrence H.
• Magliaro, Susan G.
• Abrams, Patricia

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-12142006-131843

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/40411