Rethinking shortages in special education: Making good on the promise of an equal opportunity for students with disabilities

L Mason-Williams, E Bettini, D Peyton… - Teacher Education …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, the authors describe the complexity of special education teacher (SET)
shortage, how shortage undermines equal educational opportunity, and strategies that …

Predicting special educators' intent to continue teaching students with emotional or behavioral disorders in self-contained settings

E Bettini, MM Cumming, KM O'Brien… - Exceptional …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Schools experience difficulty retaining special educators to serve students with emotional or
behavioral disorders (EBD) in self-contained settings, as they have higher rates of burnout …

Predicting special and general educators' intent to continue teaching using conservation of resources theory

E Bettini, AF Gilmour, TO Williams… - Exceptional …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Retaining teachers is an important priority for school leaders, especially in special
education, a field with chronic shortages. We analyzed a nationally representative survey …

Teaching students with emotional/behavioral disorders: Teachers' burnout profiles and classroom management

AF Gilmour, LE Sandilos, WV Pilny… - … of Emotional and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Teachers may have affective responses to teaching students with emotional/behavioral
disorders (EBD) that influence their effectiveness. We used latent profile analysis to examine …

Mindset of paraprofessionals serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders

JD Garwood, CL Van Loan… - Intervention in School …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
As schools across the United States move toward more inclusive models and as caseloads
for special education teachers increase, special education paraprofessionals are being …

Measuring special educators' working conditions: A systematic review

K Stark, E Bettini, M Cumming… - Remedial and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Special education teachers'(SETs) working conditions play a crucial role in shaping the size,
quality, and effectiveness of the US SET workforce and thereby shape the quality of …

Special educators' working conditions in self-contained settings for students with emotional or behavioral disorders: A descriptive analysis

KM O'Brien, NC Brunsting, E Bettini… - Exceptional …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Special education teachers (SETs) who teach students with emotional or behavioral
disorders (EBD) in self-contained settings are often less qualified, more stressed and burned …

Special educators' experiences of roles and responsibilities in self-contained classes for students with emotional/behavioral disorders

E Bettini, J Wang, M Cumming… - Remedial and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Cultivating and retaining special educators competent to serve students with emotional and
behavioral disorders (EBDs) has proven persistently difficult. Improving educational systems' …

Self-efficacy, burnout, and intent to leave for teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders

NC Brunsting, K Stark, E Bettini, KL Lane… - Behavioral …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Due to ongoing and severe teacher shortages, preparing and sustaining a skilled special
education teacher (SET) workforce is a top policy priority. Understanding predictors of SETs' …

Progress and priorities in research to improve outcomes for students with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders

BP Lloyd, AL Bruhn, KS Sutherland… - Behavioral …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The Peacock Hill Working Group (PHWG) published a seminal position article nearly 30
years ago on the state of the field of special education for children with emotional and …