Tennessee 2022: Shortages and Future Needs for TVIs and O&M Specialists
Rural Special Education Quarterly,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 16, 2025
Shortages
of
teachers
students
with
visual
impairments
(TVIs)
and
orientation
mobility
(O&M)
specialists
are
well
documented
in
the
United
States,
though
specific
research
has
not
been
conducted
Tennessee.
The
following
report
documents
results
two
statewide
surveys
Tennessee
during
2021–2022
school
year
that
explored
current
vacancies,
caseload
size,
experiences
TVIs
O&M
specialists.
One
survey
was
sent
to
second
special
education
administrators
state.
Results
indicate
more
than
half
planning
leave
their
position
next
5
years,
while
anticipate
lower
numbers
departing
professionals
report.
Caseload
size
parallels
national
averages,
which
above
recommended
size.
Districts
rural
areas
likely
have
long-term
vacancies.
Implications
steps
discussed.
Язык: Английский
Foundational Reading Knowledge of Rural Special Educators of Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Rural Special Education Quarterly,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 13, 2025
Rural
elementary
special
education
teachers
primarily
working
with
students
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities
(IDD)
may
have
less
access
to
training
in
foundational
reading
content.
We
report
results
of
a
knowledge
assessment
administered
national
sample
220
various
locales.
On
average,
answered
67%
items
correctly.
conducted
subgroup
analyses
using
two
approaches
for
parsing
school
locales
(i.e.,
postsprawl
dichotomous
proximity).
Using
the
approach,
we
found
that
rural
(
M
=
13.13;
SD
2.47)
had
significantly
greater
than
non-rural
11.84;
3.17;
p
.005).
Descriptive
item
revealed
scored
higher
on
several
assessing
terminology
lower
application
items.
The
omnibus
test
was
significant
proximity
group
analysis
as
well
.048),
but
no
pairwise
comparisons
were
significant.
discuss
implications
research
practice.
Язык: Английский