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Sustaining the Special Education Workforce: Gen Z Edition

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Title: Sustaining the Special Education Workforce: Gen Z Edition
Language: English
Authors: Kristabel Stark, Shana Haines, Parker Goss, Julie Vadhan
Source: Phi Delta Kappan. 2025 107(1-2):40-44.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, Generational Differences, Anxiety, Career Choice, Well Being, Teaching Conditions, Teacher Responsibility, Stress Variables, Stress Management, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Educators, Leadership Responsibility, Mentors
DOI: 10.1177/00317217251377825
ISSN: 0031-7217
1940-6487
Abstract: Concerns about special educator burnout and attrition have made their way into popular media discourse, and are impacting future Gen Z teachers. Although they demonstrate a commitment to equity and a passion for teaching, many Gen Zers express anxiety regarding careers in special education. Kristabel Stark, Shana Haines, Parker Goss, and Julie Vadhan explore Gen Z attributes and discuss tensions between these attributes and the norms of the current special education system. They then propose that the concept of collective well-being could help education professionals maximize the sustainability of the future special education workforce.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1491875
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Concerns about special educator burnout and attrition have made their way into popular media discourse, and are impacting future Gen Z teachers. Although they demonstrate a commitment to equity and a passion for teaching, many Gen Zers express anxiety regarding careers in special education. Kristabel Stark, Shana Haines, Parker Goss, and Julie Vadhan explore Gen Z attributes and discuss tensions between these attributes and the norms of the current special education system. They then propose that the concept of collective well-being could help education professionals maximize the sustainability of the future special education workforce.
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487
DOI:10.1177/00317217251377825