This volume offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of the national crisis in special education staffing. The editors and authors bring together innovative research, policy analysis, and systems thinking to propose theoretically sound, empirically validated, and sustainable solutions. Through a blend of empirical studies and conceptual frameworks, the volume highlights the interconnected factors contributing to workforce instability. The authors provide theoretical frameworks for conducting systems thinking using informed workforce research as well as actionable strategies for educators, administrators, and policymakers to recruit, develop, improve, and sustain the special education workforce.
