Date of Award
5-2024
Culminating Project Type
Dissertation
Styleguide
apa
Degree Name
Educational Administration and Leadership, K-12: Ed.D.
Department
Educational Administration and Higher Education
College
School of Education
First Advisor
Dr. John Eller
Second Advisor
Dr. Amy Christensen
Third Advisor
Dr. David Lund
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Jean Duffy
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
special education, inclusion, disabilities, collaboration, collective teacher efficacy, universal design, high-leverage practices in special education
Abstract
As school leaders and educators strive for success and equitable opportunities with improved outcomes for students with disabilities, it is essential to consider practices and perceptions that are known to impact student achievement, access, and support. Exploring teacher ratings of collective efficacy when serving students with disabilities and gaining feedback on practices administrators can incorporate into the professional workday may reveal where schools may improve their practices. While several research studies exist on the concept of collective teacher efficacy, collaboration, and training, in reviewing the literature, there were limitations found in the research reviewed regarding current perceptions of collective efficacy specific to serving students with disabilities and their relationship to teacher opportunities for collaboration between general and special education teachers as well as teacher opportunities for training and professional development.
This quantitative study surveyed general and special education teachers in participating K-12 Minnesota Public Schools to gain insight into these concepts. It provides school leaders with information regarding practices that teachers have identified as most important to building their capacity for educating students with disabilities, as well as practices that may result in higher collective efficacy scores when educating students with disabilities.
Recommended Citation
Ernst, Amy, "Opportunities for Collaboration and Training and Their Relationship to Collective Teacher Efficacy When Educating Students with Disabilities" (2024). Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership. 110.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/edad_etds/110
