Although teacher aides are often employed in schools to provide support for students with disabilities and special education needs, there is limited Australian research on their work and employer expectations. This article provides an analysis of advertisements for teacher aide positions, and compares the content of advertisements with role…

Views of 110 English school nursery nurses were studied to discover how the caregivers assess the nature and demands of their jobs. Findings confirm a need to eliminate nursery nurses' role-confusion, and to halt present trends toward de-professionalization through a public valuing and clarification of the nature of the nursery nurses' role in…

A comprehensive framework for coordinated training for all levels of early childhood development personnel employed in Texas child care centers is provided in the form of charts, tables, and indexes. Following the first section's brief overview of project activities, the second section presents chart 1, a job matrix showing responsibilities of…