An Examination of the Current Status of Paraprofessionals through Their Lens: Role, Training, and Supervision

Autor/inn/en	Zobell, Erin; Hwang, Jiwon
Titel	An Examination of the Current Status of Paraprofessionals through Their Lens: Role, Training, and Supervision
Quelle	In: Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 9 (2020) 1, (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2167-3454
Schlagwörter	Paraprofessional School Personnel; Staff Role; Training; Special Education; Supervision; Attitudes; Barriers; Educational Legislation; Equal Education; Federal Legislation; Students with Disabilities; Self Efficacy; Staff Development; Cooperation; Elementary Secondary Education; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Kalifornien
Abstract	Revisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1997 allowed for districts to hire teachers' aides to assist in the educational process. These teachers' aides, known as paraprofessionals or paraeducators, have increased in number since 1997 and now play an important role in helping students with disabilities. The purpose of the current study is to diagnose the current situation of paraprofessionals in special education within the four key aspects of appropriate role, inappropriate role, training, and supervision. A total of 47 paraprofessionals participated in the survey. Using the paraprofessionals' perspectives on what the challenges and demanding areas were, we aim to establish a basis for providing teachers and school administrators guidelines to better support paraprofessionals who work with students with disabilities. Future research and limitations are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01