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- Oral Histories
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The Slippery Rock University Archives and Special Collections houses a number of oral history collections. Many of these collections are about Slippery Rock University history from the founding of the Slippery Rock Normal School all the way to present day. Additional...
Show moreThe Slippery Rock University Archives and Special Collections houses a number of oral history collections. Many of these collections are about Slippery Rock University history from the founding of the Slippery Rock Normal School all the way to present day. Additionally, the Dixon Baseball Oral History Collection concerns the history of baseball from local western Pennsylvania residents.
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- Overcoming childhood adversity
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In order to fully realize student-focused trauma-informed care, educational settings must become trauma-informed environments wherein all who are served and all who are employed are supported through trauma-informed care. The purpose of the study was to identify the ...
Show moreIn order to fully realize student-focused trauma-informed care, educational settings must become trauma-informed environments wherein all who are served and all who are employed are supported through trauma-informed care. The purpose of the study was to identify the ways in which adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) influenced the work of special education teachers, how they overcame their ACEs, and describe the supports that are necessary to create a trauma-informed environment for them. The literature review revealed the significant toll ACEs have on physical and mental health, as well the social and emotional tone of a classroom. A holistic collective case-study design and narrative analysis was used to evaluate three semi-structured interviews with special education teachers employed in the 2020-2021 school year in southern Pennsylvania. Semi-structured interview transcripts were combined into one composite interview transcript, which served as the data set for analysis. Analysis revealed the following salient themes: special education teachers are called to their work, ACEs created an adulthood awareness childhood struggles, ACEs encouraged connections with students and their families, personal relationships were the key to overcoming ACEs, trauma-informed care is for students only, resilience in the real world, and the division that exists between general education and special education teachers.
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- 2021
- Author
- Whisman, Kristyn
- Sub-title
- a collective case study of the influence of ACEs on the work of special education teachers