Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
Triannual
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

Articles

Factors Influencing Teacher Behavior with Students with Diverse Learning and Behavioral Needs

  • Edward K. Schultz (Author) West College of Education at Midwestern State University image/svg+xml
    Edward Schultz, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at the West College of Education at Midwestern State University located in Wichita Falls, Texas. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses at MSU; he has been a special education teacher of students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, special education department chair, and an educational diagnostician. He is a state advisor for the Texas Educational Diagnosticians Association (TEDA) and is a national board member of the Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) His research interests include multi-tiered systems of support, specific learning disability identification, and issues which effect students with EBD.
  • Cynthia G. Simpson (Author) Houston Baptist University image/svg+xml
    Cynthia Simpson, Ph.D., is the Dean of the School of Education at Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas. She has more than 18 years of experience in the public and private sector as a special education teacher, elementary teacher, educational diagnostician, and administrator. Dr. Simpson has published upwards of 80 journal articles, while also collaborating on over 12 different books. Due to her extensive research in various educational fields, she has been able to publish training manuals, scholarly technical papers, and contribute to numerous book chapters. Dr. Simpson has been recognized by multiple organizations for her contributions to the field of special education and is a featured speaker at the international, national, and state level. Her research interests include multi-tiered systems of support, gender differences within the bullying dynamic, and identification of specific learning disabilities.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.214
Abstract
Over the last two decades, inclusion has become a critical part of the reform efforts to improve the delivery of services to students with disabilities. As general education teachers are asked to assume greater responsibility for students with diverse learning and behavior needs, it is important to examine factors that influence their teaching behavior while instructing students identified at risk or with specific learning disabilities. Factors influencing teacher behavior with students who have diverse learning and behavioral needs being served in inclusive environments are addressed, including: (a) teacher expectations of student behavior, (b) attribution patterns, (c) teacher attitudes toward inclusion, (d) personal teacher efficacy, and (e) teacher qualities.
Keywords
Student Needs, Inclusion, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Education, Self Efficacy, At Risk Students
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Schultz, E. K., & Simpson, C. G. (2013). Factors Influencing Teacher Behavior with Students with Diverse Learning and Behavioral Needs. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 8(2), 118-131. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.214

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