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Kilanowski-Press, Lisa; Foote, Chandra J.; Rinaldo, Vince J. – International Journal of Special Education, 2010
This study investigates the current state of inclusion practices in general education classrooms via survey of 71 inclusion teachers currently serving as special educators across the state of New York. Specifically, small group instruction, co-teaching, one-to-one instruction, and planning support are explored in relationship to class size, number…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, General Education, Special Education Teachers, Teaching Experience
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National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
In "Teacher Incentives in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from India"--a paper presented at the National Center on Performance Incentives research to policy conference in February--Karthik Muralidharan (Harvard University) and Venkatesh Sundararaman (The World Bank) present findings from a randomized experiment conducted in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Job Performance, Incentives
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Woolhouse, Clare; Dunne, Linda; Goddard, Gill – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2009
This paper stems from a longitudinal research project that explored the perceptions and experiences of teaching assistants (predominantly women) who have undertaken a foundation degree. It draws upon Bourdieu's notion of habitus and investigates shifts in economic, cultural and social capital for this particular group of educational professionals.…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Social Capital, Teacher Aides, Foreign Countries
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Lambert, Richard G.; McCarthy, Christopher; O'Donnell, Megan; Wang, Chuang – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
The Classroom Appraisal of Resources and Demands (CARD, elementary version) was used to investigate teacher stress among a sample of elementary teachers (n = 521). The CARD measures teacher stress by examining the subjective experience of both classroom demands and resources provided by the school, and thereby attempts to capture the situationally…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Burnout, Test Validity, Factor Structure
Tackett, Kathryn Klingler; Roberts, Greg; Baker, Scott; Scammacca, Nancy – Center on Instruction, 2009
One question frequently arises in the work of the Regional Comprehensive Centers: "What are states, districts, and schools doing about RTI?" This document addresses that question, with particular focus on instruction and the implementation of effective practices. It uses a frequently asked questions (FAQs) format, with answers based on…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Public Schools
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Groom, Barry – Support for Learning, 2006
Over the last ten years the role of the teaching assistant has undergone continued change and development. This article identifies many of the different contexts in which teaching assistants support behaviour for learning and further explores some of the challenges raised by workforce remodelling. Barry Groom argues that this could be an…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Professional Development, Teacher Aides, Role
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Takala, Marjatta – British Journal of Special Education, 2007
The contribution of teaching assistants, learning support assistants or classroom assistants is becoming increasingly important in inclusive and specialist classrooms. In this article, Marjatta Takala, professor in special education at the University of Helsinki, describes her research into the work of 14 classroom assistants working in a mix of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Context Effect, Special Schools, Teacher Aides
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Blatchford, Peter; Bassett, Paul; Brown, Penelope; Webster, Rob – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
Despite an unprecedented increase in classroom-based support staff, there are confusing messages about their appropriate deployment and a lack of systematic evidence on their impact. This article addresses the deployment and impact on pupil engagement and individual attention of support staff, commonly known as teaching assistants (TAs), in terms…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Educational Needs, Inclusive Schools, Teaching Assistants
Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Ou, Dongshu – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2010
There has been much policy interest on the theme of children's services in recent years. For example, the 1998 National Child Strategy explicitly aims to ensure good quality, affordable childcare for children aged 0 to 14 in every neighbourhood, including both formal childcare and support for informal arrangements. The sector has a changed a lot…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Labor Force, Surveys
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Albrecht, Susan Fread; Johns, Beverley H.; Mounsteven, Joyce; Olorunda, Olufunmilola – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
This pilot study examined working conditions reported by special education teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) to identify factors common to teachers likely to leave their positions within the next 2 years and factors common to those likely to stay. Survey responses from an international sample of 776 teachers and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Special Education Teachers, Related Services (Special Education), Teaching Conditions
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Ryder, Janice F.; Tunmer, William E.; Greaney, Keith T. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2008
The aim of this study was to determine whether explicit instruction in phonemic awareness and phonemically based decoding skills would be an effective intervention strategy for children with early reading difficulties in a whole language instructional environment. Twenty-four 6- and 7-year-old struggling readers were randomly assigned to an…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Teacher Aides
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Causton-Theoharis, Julie N.; Giangreco, Michael F.; Doyle, Mary Beth; Vadasy, Patricia F. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
A primary responsibility of general and special educators is to teach students how to read. In inclusive classrooms, paraprofessionals are frequently utilized to support literacy instruction. Paraprofessionals can be employed to help improve the reading skills of students with disabilities and those who are considered at risk. This article…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Literacy, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction
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Pandey, Saroj – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2006
Improvement in the quality, efficiency, and equity of education, to a considerable extent, depends on the nexus of teaching and learning, which is in turn influenced by the quality of teachers. The teacher has been identified as the single most important factor influencing the quality of education by the Indian Education Commission and the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, School Effectiveness
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Mansaray, Ayo A. – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2006
This is an exploratory study concerned with understanding the role and experiences of teaching assistants (TAs) within primary schools. The analysis suggests that TAs are constructed within a policy discourse that tends to posit their role as peripheral to teaching and learning. I offer an alternative account, deploying a concept of liminality…
Descriptors: Teacher Aides, Role, Educational Policy, Elementary Schools
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Hammersley-Fletcher, Linda – School Leadership & Management, 2008
Reports of a recruitment and retention crisis amongst teachers in England led the government to develop a Workforce Remodelling strategy for schools. This involved change at both a legislative level, removing administrative tasks from teachers and ensuring all teaching staff had 10% off-timetable for planning, preparation and assessment (PPA)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Change Strategies
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