Essential Skills for Success: Feedback from Beginning Teachers of Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2014

Publication Source

Perspectives in Learning

Volume Number

15

Issue Number

1

First Page

34

Last Page

50

Abstract

This exploratory, case study used qualitative measures to investigate the perceptions of recent college graduates who were teaching students with emotional impairments / behavioral disorders on their preparedness to teach in the field. Structured open-ended interviews were conducted to explore how well their teacher education programs prepared them to work with this population and to meet the mandate of preparing students for entry in a global society. Findings garnered positive comments regarding global competencies and suggestions for improvements in teacher preparation. Effective communication and collaboration with school personnel and parents, organizing paperwork and data collection, decision making, and more relevant field placements were areas considered to be in need of increased focus.

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