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Showing 1 to 20 of 79 for “"Paraprofessionals"”.
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Placing of paraprofessionals in secondary schools
… schools, to clinical teachers, and to the paraprofessionals. The three tests (MTAI, TSCS, and SDT) were given before and after the experimental period to the Experimental Group and Control Group P (prospective teachers enrolled in the Human Growth and Development course at Ball State …
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How Elementary Teachers Perceive the Role of Paraprofessionals
… was to develop a definition for the role that paraprofessionals play in education. Elementary classroom teachers and special education teachers were surveyed to find out what duties paraprofessionals are expected to do, and how teachers would like to change the role of paraprofessionals. The …
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Paraprofessionals in the Classroom: Creating a Test Bank
… valid, reliable, fair test bank for the textbook Paraprofessionals in the Classroom (Ashbaker & Morgan, 2006). This textbook was written specifically for the education of paraprofessionals. Further education beyond high school is one of the options recommended by the No Child Left Behind Act of …
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The Supervision of Paraprofessionals in Elementary School Classrooms
… explain the quality of teacher supervision of paraprofessionals. The researcher analyzed (a) pre-service and in-service supervisory training received by teachers who supervised paraprofessionals, (b) teacher knowledge of supervisory practices, (c) teacher supervisory practices applied to …
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Supervising Paraprofessionals in Middle School Classrooms: A Case Study
… to examine how teachers provide supervision to paraprofessionals in middle school classrooms. The numbers of paraprofessionals in school settings have continued to increase thus causing roles for both teachers and paraprofessionals to evolve. Teachers and paraprofessionals perceive the teacher's …
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Paraprofessionals at alternative schools: Professional development needs for inclusive settings
… Lauterbach, 2014). The same can be inferred for paraprofessionals working in alternative schools. In general, the use of paraprofessional support for students with disabilities in inclusive settings has increased over the years (Cobb, 2007; Giangreco, 2013). Often times these students exhibit …
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Training Paraprofessionals for Enhanced IEP Goal Achievement in Special Education
<p>This research study involved training paraprofessionals in one special education classroom to implement student IEP in a variety of different settings. Three paraprofessionals participated in this training and with the assistance of the researcher, they determined if the current program at the …
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Influence of Non-Monetary Factors On Paraprofessionals’ Perceptions of Workplace Belongingness
… critical shortage of special education paraprofessionals demands a fundamental shift in retention strategy from solely monetary incentives to an understanding of contextual, non-monetary drivers. This quantitative, correlational study investigated the influence of eight contextual …
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Factors Influencing The Tasks Performed By Paraprofessionals In Elementary Inclusive Classrooms
… been a phenomenal growth in the utilization of paraprofessionals in inclusive classrooms in recent years, few researchers have addressed key issues surrounding role changes. A review of the literature indicated a need for additional research in the areas of efficacy of utilization, …
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Georgia Special Education Paraprofessionals and the Impact of the NCLB Mandates: An Assessment by Georgia Administrators, Special Education Teachers, and Special Education Paraprofessionals
… education teachers, and 21 special education paraprofessionals from two high schools, one middle school and two elementary schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of roles and responsibilities performed by the Georgia special education paraprofessionals and the …
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Training And Supervision Of Paraprofessionals In Special Education: A Qualitative Case Study
… adequately prepared to train and supervise the paraprofessionals. Additionally, the voices of special educators and paraprofessionals are narrowly represented in the literature. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to document the most effective methods of training and supervision, as …
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Attitudes of American School Counselor Association Members toward Utilizing Paraprofessionals in School Counseling
… attitudes toward utilizing trained counseling paraprofessionals in school counseling. The PI also examined the relationship between participants' attitudes and their subjective reports of the counselor-student ratios in their schools, the amount of work time they spent providing direct …
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Impact of No Child Left Behind Act Mandates on the Roles of Paraprofessionals
As more and more paraprofessionals are hired in order to maintain or achieve the required educational benchmarks, the need for researchers to explore the field of paraprofessionals has greatly increased. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandates have brought about increased requirements and …
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Perceived Impact of the No child Left Behind Act of 2001 on Paraprofessionals
… No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) on the paraprofessionals' ability to assist in instruction as seen through the perceptions of paraprofessional and teacher teams. The literature review discloses data regarding the implementation of NCLB paraprofessional requirements into the …
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A Study of the Congruence of Actual and Ideal Role Perception by Paraprofessionals
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The effects of systematic training on paraprofessionals' problem-solving competence in counseling interactions
… effect of systematic problem-solving training on paraprofessionals' competence in counseling interactions with coached "clients." Two groups of 36 students, enrolled in two counseling courses, formed the experimental and control groups. The experimental design consisted of pre- and two …
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Contested power, identity and status : an historical case study of library paraprofessionals in Australia
After an initial Interrogation of the theory of professions and historical writing, this study examined three major phases in the development of professional and paraprofesslonal library occupations in Australia. The early professionalising phase from the 1930s onwards where the Australian …
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A national set of competencies for paraprofessionals in residential college or living/learning programs
… was applied utilizing the experiences of paraprofessionals at 15 different universities to develop an initial set of competencies and related tasks. In the second stage, the Delphi Technique was used to allow faculty and staff from 17 universities to refine and validate the competencies …
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