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Hofmeister, A.; And Others – 1996
Over the past 20 years, there has been a steady increase in the number of paraprofessional personnel employed in special education, Title 1, and bilingual education programs. Currently, there are approximately 500,000 paraeducators working in the United States. Data indicates that 95 percent of paraeducators are women working for little more than…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education