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Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education (SPeNSE)

SPeNSE Data

Items marked with an apply to more than one type of service provider. Items marked with an S are specific to speech-language pathologists. Items with a G are specific to general education teachers. Items with a P are specific to paraprofessionals.

Job Characteristics

Data Items:

Time in different settings Classes per week Classes special educators co-teach Students who are limited English proficient Students from different cultural/linguistic backgrounds Schools served per week Type of school Help from school staff School climate Manageability of workload Serving students with each type of disability Different disabilities represented on caseloads Hours spent on different work-related tasks Main teaching assignment Assignments requiring multiple certificates S Students served less than once a week S Sessions per month S Sessions that are one-on-one S Students with various speech/language impairments G Students with IEPs G Adequacy of support for serving students with IEPs G Types of support for serving students with IEPs P School climate for paraprofessionals P Job responsibilities Number of students served

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