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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic On Special Education Teachers and IEP Coordinators In a Vermont Middle School
Collins, Jeny
Collins, Jeny
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The COVID-19 Pandemic has greatly impacted the education system for the past two years. COVID-19 has undoubtedly impacted students of all ages–researchers have reported an increase in mental health issues, violence, and misbehavior, as well as loss of instructional time (Kuhfeld et al., 2022). However, research investigating how Special Education Classrooms have been impacted is limited. Thus, this research proposal aims to assess how Special Education teachers and IEP coordinators have been impacted by the pandemic, a phenomenon that has been studied in multiple peer-reviewed journal articles but has not been studied in-depth in Vermont or at the Middle-Level. Special Education and/or IEP Coordinators from three different middle schools will be interviewed about how they have been impacted by the pandemic. The researcher will compare the participants’ answers and note how often certain themes are present during the three interviews. Participants have reported increased stress, an inability to meet students’ needs, struggles and solutions with technology, and the discovery of new forms of communication. They also emphasized the importance of proper funding, administrator support, and general educator cooperation.
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2024-01-01