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Foreman, Phil; Arthur-Kelly, Michael; Pascoe, Sue – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2007
Background: The outcomes of a pilot program of staff development in communication support in the context of observed changes in student behaviour states and interactive abilities are reported. Participant reports about the impact of the program on their professional practices are included. Method: Six teachers and six teacher aides in special…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Teacher Aides, Pilot Projects, Program Effectiveness
Australian Tripartite Mission. – 1971
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a report by the South Australian Committee of Enquiry on education in that state. The committee based its estimates on the situation to be reached in 1981. Because there will be a much smaller increase in school enrollment in the decade of the 70's than in the preceding…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Curriculum Development, Decentralization, Educational Media
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Arthur, Michael; Butterfield, Nancy; McKinnon, David H. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1998
This study evaluated a professional development program for 179 Australian teachers, teacher aides, and speech pathologists working with students having severe disabilities. Emphasis was on their role as communication partners in the implementation of strategies to enhance students' communicative behavior. Teachers and teacher aides reported…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education