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Sorensen, Bret J.; Shepherd, Craig E.; Range, Bret G. – Planning and Changing, 2013
This study examined the make-up and training of school technology assistants who directly help teachers to integrate technology in K-12 classrooms. Fifty-six respondents from one school district in the western United States completed a questionnaire about technology assistance they provide, whether they provide this assistance on a full or part…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Teacher Aides, Questionnaires, Educational Background
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Wilcox-Herzog, Amanda; McLaren, Meridyth; Ward, Sharon; Wong, Eugene – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2013
High-quality child care is related to children's positive developmental outcomes. One way to increase quality of care is to provide training to child care providers. This study used assessment-based training to determine if overall quality of care in center-based preschools could be enhanced. Participants were recruited from six center-based child…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Administrators
Dulfer, Katherine J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation focused on the process of designing, implementing, and formatively evaluating an eight week Classroom Aide Professional Development Training Program (CAPD-TP) on behavior management and academic instruction within the context of a New Jersey state approved private special education school for students with behavioral and/or…
Descriptors: Teacher Aides, Professional Development, Program Design, Program Implementation
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Dymond, Stacy K.; Rosenstein, Amy; Renzaglia, Adelle; Zanton, Jessica J.; Slagor, Michael T.; Kim, RahKyung – Action in Teacher Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine preservice teachers' beliefs about the curriculum content and skills that should be available and taught during high school, and the contextual variables (experiences, locations, individuals) that promote access to the high school curriculum. Participants included 79 secondary and 21 special education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Course Content
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McKenney, Elizabeth L. W.; Bristol, Ryan M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
This study evaluated the impact of performance feedback on nine public educators' level of procedural integrity to Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) procedures for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Procedural integrity was observed during four phases: no feedback, general feedback, performance feedback, and maintenance, in a multiple…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Feedback (Response)
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Spies, Tracy Griffin; Lyons, Catherine; Huerta, Margarita; Garza, Tiberio; Reding, Cristina – CATESOL Journal, 2017
The National Association for the Education of Young Children and Head Start have clearly articulated their position on the provision of high-quality instruction for the 4 million dual language learners (DLLs) enrolled in early childhood (EC) programs nationwide. Professional development (PD) provides a way for educators to increase their knowledge…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Urban Areas, Educational Quality, Learning Processes
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Miller, Sarah; Biggart, Andy; Sloan, Seaneen; O'Hare, Liam – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
Success for All (SfA) is a whole-school approach to improving literacy in primary schools. Teachers receive training in areas including group learning strategies, phonics, and assessment, and are provided with structured daily lesson plans and teaching materials. There is also support for school leadership in areas such as data management, ability…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Literacy Education, Elementary Education, Faculty Development
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Koutsouris, George – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2014
This paper reports findings from a study about school staff's perceptions of the preferences for social interaction that young people have with similar and different others. This tension was explored empirically using scenarios of moral dilemmas to conduct in-depth semi-structured interviews with school staff from special and mainstream secondary…
Descriptors: Participative Decision Making, Secondary School Teachers, Inclusion, Student Rights
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Kudliskis, Voldis – Pastoral Care in Education, 2014
This study examines how an understanding of two NLP concepts, the meta-model of language and the implementation of reframing, could be used to help teaching assistants enhance class-based interactions with students with mild SEN. Participants (students) completed a pre-intervention and a post-intervention "Beliefs About my Learning…
Descriptors: Neurolinguistics, Special Education, Teacher Aides, Mild Disabilities
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Deutsch, Francine M.; Riffin, Catherine A. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2013
Underpaid and overworked, preschool teachers face multiple barriers in pursuing higher education. In the present study, we explored how logistical and financial barriers hinder early childhood education teachers and teacher's aides from taking college courses, as well as how academic self-concept and social support influence current enrollment.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Academic Aspiration, Reentry Students
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Graves, Susan – Management in Education, 2011
This article draws on research conducted over two years in the North West of England and is located in the context of workforce remodelling. It examines how the higher level teaching assistant (HLTA) role has developed and is appraised and suggests that the anomalous nature of the role, which often relies on the enactment of observed teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Aides, Staff Role, Personnel Evaluation
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Emira, Mahmoud – Management in Education, 2011
This article is based on the findings of a funded research project. It examines the perspectives of teaching assistants (TAs) and higher-level teaching assistants (HLTAs) on their responsibilities and their views on leadership and management to see how they might have a role in leadership and management. The sample (N = 58) was drawn from schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Teacher Aides, Attitudes
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Roffey-Barentsen, Jodi; Watt, Mike – Research in Education, 2014
This research gave voice to teaching assistants, exploring their experiences and perceptions. A small-scale case study approach was adopted, which aimed to interpret and explain human actions and thought through descriptions, capturing first person accounts. Qualitative data was collected from two focus group interviews. Participants were employed…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Case Studies, Personal Narratives
Pope, S.; Galle, A. – National Literacy Trust, 2014
In 2012, Oxfordshire County Council commissioned the National Literacy Trust to deliver a two-year campaign, the Oxfordshire Reading Campaign, to address falling Key Stage 1 literacy levels in the county's primary schools, which were amongst the worst in the country. The aims of the campaign were to increase the proportion of children reaching the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Programs, Elementary School Students, Reading Skills
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Symes, Wendy; Humphrey, Neil – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2012
The aims of the current study were (i) to explore the extent to which pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) were effectively included in lessons, compared with pupils with dyslexia (DYS) or no Special Educational Needs (CON) and (ii) to understand how the presence of a teaching assistant (TA) influences the inclusion/exclusion process. One…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students, Autism, Foreign Countries
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