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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"paraeducators"”.
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The Dynamics of Student Teaching: Bringing Paraeducators Into the Discussion
Paraeducators are playing an increasingly important role in the education of students with disabilities. At the same time, the task of supervising and managing the work of paraeducators is steadily becoming the responsibility of special education teachers. This investigation explores the role of …
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How do they know what they know? : a qualitative multiple case study to explore how pre-kindergarten paraeducators develop professional skills during their careers.
Paraeducators are an essential component of the workforce in many classroom settings, including early childhood and special education (Abbate-Vaughn, 2007; Bagawan et al., 2022; Stockall, 2014; Walker et al., 2021). Although the classroom responsibilities can look very similar to those of a …
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Making the Transition From Paraeducator to Professional Educator: Five Minority Teachers Share Their Stories
… have begun to look to their ready supply of paraeducators, also known as teacher assistants, as a pipeline for supplying qualified teachers. These paraeducators who make the career change to teachers are more likely to remain in hard-to-supply geographic areas and to increase the diversity of …
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Perceived Impact of the No child Left Behind Act of 2001 on Paraprofessionals
… Children performance-based standards for paraeducators provides the framework for the development of two survey instruments, which measured the perceptions of paraprofessionals and cooperating teachers on the training, knowledge, and skills utilized during instruction. Two survey …
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Public Elementary School Administrators' Perceptions Of The Systemic Factors That Relate To The Implementation Of Inclusive Education Within Their Schools
… should promote higher salaries for qualified paraeducators. Opportunities for future research include gathering information from a larger sample of participants using a quantitative research design.</p>
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Empowerment and Self-Efficacy in the Lives of Four Emerging Bilingual Assistants in an Additive Bilingual Program
This research presents an ethnographic understanding of the personal and professional lives of four emerging bilingual assistants (EBAs) who designed and implemented an additive bilingual program in preschool classrooms. Through a qualitative design that included participant observations, …