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Download full textCornell Univ., Ithaca, NY. – 1969
This is the first phase in a continuing study of the role of paraprofessionals in New York State, exclusive of New York City, with 667 school districts being asked for information on the types of services, qualifications, age, training, work hours, financial support, and general acceptance. Ninety-four percent of the questionnaires were completed,…
Descriptors: Nonprofessional Personnel, Paraprofessional Personnel, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Teacher Aides
Guith, Norman C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1975
Briefly reports some findings of a survey of elementary principals involved in the California Early Childhood Education experiment. (IRT)
Descriptors: Differentiated Staffs, Early Childhood Education, Nonprofessional Personnel, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Laing, Hugh B. – Instructor, 1972
Author discusses attitudes and problems he encountered when a parental assistance program was initiated in his school. (RB)
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Attitudes, Nonprofessional Personnel, Parent Attitudes
Lefkowitz, Leon J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
The failure of the teaching profession to react to the infiltration of paraprofessionals into the teaching ranks, a movement promoted by what amounts to an administration/school board conspiracy, suggests that teachers are doomed to second-class status. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Administration, Boards of Education, Differentiated Staffs, Nonprofessional Personnel
NOSTRAND, HOWARD L.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE ACUTE SHORTAGE OF PROFESSIONALS TO MEET EXPANDING SCHOOL NEEDS IS ONE OF A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO GREATLY INCREASING USE OF AUXILLIARY SCHOOL PERSONNEL. THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES VARY WITH THE SCHOOL'S NEEDS AND THE SKILLS OF APPLICANTS AND CONSIST OF CLERICAL, LIBRARY, HOUSEKEEPING, NONINSTRUCTIONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL, HUMAN…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Bibliographies, Inservice Education, Noninstructional Responsibility
Matheny, Kenneth B.; Oslin, Yvonne – 1970
The early use of paraprofessionals by the National Youth Administration in the 1930s is briefly reviewed, followed by an examination of the three main settings in which they have been employed: 1) teaching, where a variety of programs has used students and neighborhood residents for tutoring, assisting as teaching team members, monitoring study…
Descriptors: Community Services, Counseling, Nonprofessional Personnel, Paraprofessional Personnel
Fleming, Elmer; Leppert, Alice – Cogito - Knowledge and Action in Adult Education, 1971
Discusses the need for paraprofessionals and volunteers in adult education programs, the sort of individual best suited to these positions, opportunities in the field, qualifications required, and training sessions which are available. (DR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Opportunities
FITZPATRICK, MILDRED – 1965
TO RELIEVE THE NON-INSTRUCTIONAL BURDEN UPON THE CLASSROOM TEACHER, THE QUEMADO PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXPERIMENTED WITH A TEACHER AIDE PROGRAM, UTILIZING A SINGLE TEACHER AIDE IN ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMED MATHEMATICS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECT. AS A RESULT OF THE EXPERIMENT'S SUCCESS, THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR (1963-1964)…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Planning, Individual Instruction
