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Pandey, Saroj – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2006
Improvement in the quality, efficiency, and equity of education, to a considerable extent, depends on the nexus of teaching and learning, which is in turn influenced by the quality of teachers. The teacher has been identified as the single most important factor influencing the quality of education by the Indian Education Commission and the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, School Effectiveness
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Mansaray, Ayo A. – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2006
This is an exploratory study concerned with understanding the role and experiences of teaching assistants (TAs) within primary schools. The analysis suggests that TAs are constructed within a policy discourse that tends to posit their role as peripheral to teaching and learning. I offer an alternative account, deploying a concept of liminality…
Descriptors: Teacher Aides, Role, Educational Policy, Elementary Schools
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Hammersley-Fletcher, Linda – School Leadership & Management, 2008
Reports of a recruitment and retention crisis amongst teachers in England led the government to develop a Workforce Remodelling strategy for schools. This involved change at both a legislative level, removing administrative tasks from teachers and ensuring all teaching staff had 10% off-timetable for planning, preparation and assessment (PPA)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Change Strategies
Southwestern Cooperative Educational Lab., Albuquerque, NM. – 1969
This document contains 21 addresses, case studies, and other conference presentations, most of them by representatives of the state departments of education and state universities in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, Arkansas, and Texas: "Measuring Educational Progress"; "Teacher Aides--Who Needs 'Em?"; "Training of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, American Indians, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Inservice Teacher Education
Louderback, H. M. – Sci Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Biology, Occupational Information, Paraprofessional Personnel, Secondary School Science
Weisz, Vera C. – 1968
Garland Junior College (Massachusetts) has developed a course of training for non-professional aides as auxiliary teaching personnel. As part of a trend toward liberalizing staffing patterns throughout the nation, it is expected to ease the shortage of teachers by relieving them of many routine classroom chores. A second purpose is to provide a…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Paraprofessional Personnel, Teacher Aides, Technical Occupations
Cornell 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
Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1970
This 211-item bibliography on teacher aides covers a period of approximately 10 years and is based on the following sources: the Canadian Education Index, the Education Index, Current Index to Journals in Education, Cumulative Book Index, Research in Education, Education Studies Completed in Canadian Universities, and Research Studies in…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Differentiated Staffs, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Staff Utilization
Leslie, Susan – 1973
In the Spring of 1973, The Vancouver School Board operated three projects funded by the Local Initiatives Program (LIP) of the Department of Immigration and Manpower. The projects were: Physical Education Assistant Program; One-to-One Tutoring Program; and Teacher Aids for Learning Assistance Centres. To assess the projects, questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Personnel Evaluation, Physical Education, Pilot Projects, Teacher Aides
Lile, Kurt; And Others – 1970
The Title I Program in the Fremont Unified School District is located at two target schools. Currently there are 39 instructional aides employed. Aides were recruited through letters to parents and notices on shopping center bulletin boards in the target area. A committee including the principals of the two schools, the resource teachers, and a…
Descriptors: Job Training, Recruitment, Selection, Staff Role
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1970
This document contains seven reports on the first phase of EPDA programs in Utah which were intended to train people from the community to make a substantial contribution to the classroom. Carbon County School District provided a program for 19 teacher aides which included college courses and assignment to experienced classroom teachers. The…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Development, Teacher Aides
Brighton, Howard – 1972
This handbook provides practical answers to the questions most often asked by prospective and practicing teacher aides. Eight chapters cover areas of concerns indicated by the questions presented. The chapters cover an overview and introduction to the teacher aide program; the structure, function, and purpose of the program; views and future…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Teacher Aides, Teaching Assistants
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Johnson, Simon O.; And Others – Theory Into Practice, 1977
This article offers specific methods that could be used for recruiting, training, and evaluating classroom volunteers in school volunteer programs. (MB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Evaluation Criteria, Recruitment, Rewards
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Nickerson, Neal C., Jr. – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
Surveys three studies on the use and value of teacher aids and cites the need for more evaluation and research in this area. (GB)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Teacher Aides, Teacher Evaluation
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Mendelson, Anna – Young Children, 1972
Discusses the benefits of students from the local high school serving as aides in kindergarten classes. (MB)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, High School Students, Kindergarten, Teacher Aides
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