Educator Perceptions of the Experiences of English Learners with Disabilities at the Secondary Level: Interviews from Four Northwest School Districts

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dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Cameron
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-27T22:24:11Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-27
dc.description.abstractCurrently, 22% of students in the Unites States K-12 public school system speak a language other than English at home. Moreover, 14% of students qualify for special education services. There is growing concern that although English learners (ELs) are the fastest growing student population in the United States, the current education system is not meeting these students’ needs, as they also tend to be the lowest performing. Among ELs, 14.7% have also been identified with disabilities. English learner students with disabilities (ELSWDs) face significant challenges with regard to accessing appropriate educational services. Wide variation exists across schools, districts, and states in how ELSWDs are identified and served. There is a need to consider how teachers, schools, and districts provide services for ELSWDs and to assess whether these services appropriately meet ELSWDs’ linguistic and disability related needs. This qualitative study examined educators’ perceptions of the experience of ELSWDs in four Northwest school. While this study identified positive aspects of educators’ perceptions related to serving ELSWDs, the study’s findings also shed light on a sense of isolation, confusion, and powerlessness educators’ feel in their efforts to serve ELSWDs.en_US
dc.description.embargo2022-02-25
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/25227
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectDisabilityen_US
dc.subjectdual classificationen_US
dc.subjectELDen_US
dc.subjectEnglish learnersen_US
dc.subjectEnglish learners with disabilitiesen_US
dc.subjectSpecial Educationen_US
dc.titleEducator Perceptions of the Experiences of English Learners with Disabilities at the Secondary Level: Interviews from Four Northwest School Districts
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.nameD.Ed.

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