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Exploring Communication Between Paraprofessional and Teacher
… approach to exploring communication between paraprofessional and teacher. The goals of this study were to (a) explore communication between a paraprofessional and supervising teacher; (b) reflect on the experiences and perceptions of teacher and paraprofessional teams implementing an ongoing, …
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Legislation, Litigation, Regulation, and Implementation of Paraprofessional Supervision in School Settings
… there is a strong emphasis on the supervision of paraprofessionals who provide instructional assistance to classroom teachers. Scholars have stressed and litigation has highlighted the importance of paraprofessional supervision. However, there is limited information regarding the definition of …
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The role of the EFNEP paraprofessional in revitalized Cooperative Extension Service
Shrinking resources was the driving force behind downsizing of the Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, affecting staff, volunteers, and programs throughout Illinois. The purpose of this mini-strategic planning study was to contribute information that could have potential relevance to internal …
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Training Paraprofessional Staff to Facilitate Social Interactions Within a Job-Embedded Training Model
… special education teacher delivered job-embedded paraprofessional training curriculum to increase the rates of social facilitation by paraprofessionals working with students with low-incidence disabilities in general education settings. Rates of social facilitation, and subsequent rates of social …
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The Road from Paraprofessional to Certified Teacher: A State, School District, and University Partnership
… study investigated the experiences of 12 paraprofessionals who completed the first East Tennessee State University-Sevier County Special Education Cohort to earn special education teaching certification. The 2000 ETSU-Sevier County Cohort started with 16 3 members. Currently 13 are …
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The Resident Assistant as Paraprofessional Counselor and Crisis Interventionist: A Study of Lived Experience
… need for helping services, including training paraprofessionals to address many counseling and crisis situations that occur on college campuses. One of the most ubiquitous groups of paraprofessional helpers are resident assistants, undergraduate students trained to work with students living on …
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Community-Based Education through a Paraprofessional Model: An Experiential Learning Perspective of Peer Education
… the relationship between learning, context and paraprofessional identity construction. Social relations are important in community education program implementation (Merriam, Caffarella, & Baumgartner, 2007); impacting power structure within communities and organizations (Cervero & Wilson, 1994, …
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The Effects of Feedback on the Performance of Paraprofessional Behavior Modifiers and Their Retarded-Trainees
The problem. To determine whether the behavior modification skills of hospital attendants are improvable by program respecifications, delayed graphic feedback, or by immediate verbal feedback. To also determine if these improved skills would result in the desired behavior change in the retarded …
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Paraprofessional counselling: the effectiveness and development o f a group of volunteer mental health counsellors
… evidence for the general effectiveness of paraprofessional counsellors. However, research into the effectiveness of paraprofessional counsellors with specific client opulations is lacking, and we currently know little about the processes of development in this group of practitioners. To …
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A Critical Analysis of a Paraprofessional Training Program: Teacher Aides Managing Their Journey to Self-Sufficiency
This study is a critical analysis of a paraprofessional training program that was located in southwestern Pennsylvania. The program was designed, developed and implemented to train and provide employment placement assistance and employment retention services to adults designated as economically …
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Being a helper is being a friend: Helping perspectives of Southeast Asian refugee women as paraprofessional helpers
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An examination of the relationship between characteristics of Expanded Food and Nutrition Program paraprofessionals and their effectiveness as change agents
… of the population and provide employment for paraprofessional aides from the indigenous target population and an example of a change agency. Diffusion and change literature offer many models and possible personality characteristics that may be associated with effective change agents. The …
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Perceived Impact of the No child Left Behind Act of 2001 on Paraprofessionals
Using the states' paraprofessional requirements, this study explored the effects of the 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 …
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Determining multiple intelligences in the preschool aged child
… Research strategies included surveys (teacher, paraprofessional, and parent), naturalistic observations, and participant interviews. There were four key findings in this study. First, the teacher, the paraprofessional, and the parents had differing perceptions about which intelligences were …
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GENDER-RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING: MEETING THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF WOMEN IN REENTRY
… is to understand the unique contributions of paraprofessional staff charged with meeting the multi-layered, programmatic needs of women offenders with co-occurring disorders. A qualitative, evidence-based interview guide was used to analyze the utilization of gender-responsive services …
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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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A national set of competencies for paraprofessionals in residential college or living/learning programs
… student learning, was developed for the paraprofessional position (R.A., Community Assistant, etc.) in residential college or living/learning programs. The researcher developed the model through a two-stage process. In the first stage, the critical incident technique was applied utilizing …
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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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Training And Supervision Of Paraprofessionals In Special Education: A Qualitative Case Study
… identified educator concerns about inadequate paraprofessional training and supervision in PK-12 schools. Studies also show special educators are not adequately prepared to train and supervise the paraprofessionals. Additionally, the voices of special educators and paraprofessionals are …
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