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Itinerant teaching: the inside story.

C C Yarger1, J L Luckner

  • 1Exceptionality Programs, Bloomsburg University, PA, USA.

American Annals of the Deaf
|November 24, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Itinerant teachers serving deaf or hard-of-hearing students prefer direct student interaction. Key challenges include isolation and travel, while variety and autonomy are valued benefits in this growing educational model.

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Area of Science:

  • Education
  • Special Education
  • Audiology

Background:

  • Increasing enrollment of deaf or hard-of-hearing students in local schools.
  • Growing reliance on itinerant teachers for service delivery.
  • Limited research on the itinerant teacher model's effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate itinerant teachers' perceptions of their roles.
  • Examine job satisfaction and effectiveness in the itinerant model.
  • Identify essential skills and challenges for itinerant teachers.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative research approach.
  • Individual interviews with 10 itinerant teachers.
  • Exploration of responsibilities, satisfaction, and effectiveness.

Main Results:

  • Preference for direct student work over consultation.
  • Cited advantages: variety, autonomy, reflection time, student diversity.
  • Cited disadvantages: isolation, time/budget limits, travel demands.

Conclusions:

  • Itinerant teaching offers unique benefits but presents significant challenges.
  • Direct student interaction is preferred by itinerant teachers.
  • Recommendations for future itinerant teachers and research are provided.

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