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Peer reviewedJones, Mark J. – Journal of Negro Education, 1972
The Thiokol Chemical Corporation operates an intensive 36 week re-education program for young black men to prepare them as paraprofessionals in social service fields. (JW)
Descriptors: Black Students, Black Youth, Job Training, Nonprofessional Personnel
Download full textDenham, William H.; Shatz, Eunice O. – 1969
A New Careers demonstration project (to develop nonprofessional or aide jobs for 150 underprivileged Negro youth in the health, education, and welfare complex in Washington, D.C.) was examined to observe the reaction of professionals who deliver human and social services when indigenous nonprofessionals are employed to work with them. Issues and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Job Training, Nonprofessional Personnel, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Wiese, Bernice M. – 1971
The SERD (Social, Educational Research and Development, Inc.) Report, also known as "A Task Analysis of Library Jobs in the State of Illinois" (ED 040723) studies the problem of the proper utilization of library manpower from the viewpoint of the employee. The present report analyzes the data in the SERD Report and prepares proposals for…
Descriptors: Job Analysis, Job Training, Learning Resources Centers, Library Technicians
Peer reviewedPaul, Gordon L.; McInnis, Titus L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Two groups of nonprofessional trainees received specific job-related training in behavioral principles and procedures of both milieu and social-learning treatment programs for chronic mental patients. Each group received different learning approaches. Attitudinal changes are associated with behavior-specific training and differential patterns of…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavioral Science Research, Job Training, Mental Health
Peer reviewedAuvenshine, C. D. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1971
It is believed that more and better use of support personnel will improve services to clients and relieve the manpower shortage for professionally trained counselors. Implications for recruitment, training, job classification, job assignment, role relationships with other personnel, and supervision are considered. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Job Training, Labor Needs, Nonprofessional Personnel
Yankelovich, Skelly and White, Inc., New York, NY. – 1966
THE AIMS OF THIS EVALUATION OF THE USE OF NONPROFESSIONALS IN COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS WHICH WAS PREPARED FOR THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ARE--(1) TO PROVIDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAMS, (2) TO ASSESS THE VALIDITY OF THE BASIC PREMISES OF A NONPROFESSIONAL PROGRAM, AND (3) TO IDENTIFY THE SUCCESSFUL AND…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Programs, Employment, Job Training
Peer reviewedJohnson, Doleen; Ferryman, Zilpha C. – Mental Retardation, 1969
Descriptors: Attendants, Employee Attitudes, Exceptional Child Research, Inservice Education
Peer reviewedWoodard, Beth S. – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Describes a study that used a nonobtrusive methodology to determine the effectiveness of an information desk staffed by graduate students and nonprofessionals in an academic library. Relationships that were found between the level of staff members and the quality of reference services are described, and the implications for staffing patterns and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Correlation, Evaluation Criteria, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedChristensen, John O.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Describes a study conducted at the Brigham Young University Library that examined the quality of reference service provided by students and department assistants, the adequacy of the training program, and the effectiveness of the system of referring patrons to subject specialist librarians. Recommendations for improving training programs and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Cohen, Lee – 1976
This report details the development of a program for the short-term training of security guards, including conceptual, instructional, and administrative concerns. It is designed to serve as a model for other similar retraining programs. The original objectives of the program were outlined as being (1) the removal of persons from the category of…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employment, High School Equivalency Programs, Job Training
Giammatteo, Michael C. – 1967
This paper is concerned with a description of the basic philosophy, training, and task of the parent educator as part of the health team in multi-discipline, comprehensive approach to the total health needs of the central city population of Portland, Oregon. Objectives of the program are: (1) to ease the health manpower shortage by on-the-job…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Services, Health Services, Inner City
Sturges, Jack – 1973
This document assesses the impact of two-week in-service training programs provided for eligibility workers in Kentucky Public Assistance Offices. Approximately 15 trainees participated in each of the three training sessions. Each trainee was a State employee who was required to conduct interviews to determine eligibility for medical assistance,…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Programs, Inservice Education, Job Training
Cataldo, Michel F.; And Others – 1976
Training materials are beginning to be developed, packaged and (sometimes) evaluated for use by behavioral professionals to train nonprofessionals teaching and care-giving skills; however, economic factors in many programs require that non-professional staff be trained by their non-professional predecessors. To evaluate the function of training…
Descriptors: Attendants, Child Caregivers, Job Training, Labor Force Development
CHILD, ROBERT; LERNER, MANDEL – 1966
A THREE DAY CONFERENCE TRAINED NEW NONPROFESSIONAL STAFF OF THE SHAWNEE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AN ANTIPOVERTY AGENCY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. TRAINING GOALS WERE TO DEVELOP (1) GREATER AWARENESS OF SELF AND EFFECT ON OTHERS, (2) TEAMWORK SKILLS IN WORKING IN GROUPS, (3) AWARENESS OF SKILLS IN THE HELPING PROCESS, AND (4) PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Strategies, Force Field Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
Gould, Karolyn R. – 1969
This report gives the findings of a study designed to identify obstacles to career mobility among paraprofessionals in social service agencies and to make recommendations for opening channels for advancement. The experiences of a group of paraprofessionals hired in a special project in 1965 and 1966 by the National Committee on Employment of Youth…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Career Planning, Community Organizations, Disadvantaged Youth
