No Child Left Behind and Paraprofessionals: Are They Perceived to Be Highly Qualified?

Autor/inn/en	Nelson, Heather G.; Ashbaker, Betty Y.; Coetzee, Shannon; Morgan, Jill
Titel	No Child Left Behind and Paraprofessionals: Are They Perceived to Be Highly Qualified?
Quelle	In: Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, (2007), S.45-69 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2325-7466
Schlagwörter	Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Paraprofessional School Personnel; Special Education; Teacher Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Competence; Compliance (Legal); Teamwork; Surveys; Role; Likert Scales; At Risk Students; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Individual Characteristics; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Lehrerverhalten; Kompetenz; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Rollen; Likert-Skala; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 introduced new requirements for paraprofessionals, specifying criteria for them to achieve "highly qualified" status. This article describes a study which explored the perceptions of teachers and paraprofessional teams as to whether the paraprofessionals would be considered "highly qualified" and more specifically whether they were trained for and competent in carrying out various instructional duties. The results of the study suggest that the NCLB requirements may be poorly understood; even by some of those who already meet the requirements. Furthermore, results indicate that teacher-paraprofessional pairs do not necessarily agree on the extent to which the paraprofessionals are considered trained and competent. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01