Special Education Administrators’ Ability to Operate to Optimum Effectiveness

Juanell D Isaac, Teresa M Starrett, David Marshall

Abstract


The current study attempts to identify the reasons that special education administrators are able to operate to optimum effectiveness and barriers that prevent this in the current educational climate.  Quantitative data was collected through surveys from special education administrators in the state of Texas.  Descriptive statistics and the Friedman Test were used to analyze the data.  The top three reasons special education administrators were able to operate to optimum effectiveness are sufficient knowledge concerning special education, support from central administration, and professional background and education while the barriers were insufficient number of staff, lack of time, and insufficient financial resources.

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special education administrator; perceptions; effectiveness; quantitative; Friedman Test

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