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Maloney, Dennis M.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1977
The "Bringing It All Back Home" project at a North Carolina center provides an example of the teacher-based Model for troubled adolescents in group homes. (MS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Models, Paraprofessional Personnel
Tucker, Dennis; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1976
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Paraprofessional Personnel
Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg. – 1979
Developed with information and guidance from a task force and interest group, as well as from two surveys of continuing education providers, this plan for improving library/media/information services in Pennsylvania proposes coordination of continuing education for their personnel, including trustees and paraprofessionals. After a description of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Planning, Environment
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Callander, Bruce D. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1978
A model for implementing in-service education in a residential setting for mentally retarded students is discussed. (CL)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Inservice Education, Mental Retardation, Models
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1983
A study examined the statewide mental health agency training programs for paraprofessional mental health workers that exist throughout the United States. During the study, researchers contacted all 50 state mental health manpower development offices and requested copies of statewide training programs, instructional materials, training needs…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Cooperative Programs, Course Descriptions
Taylor, Robert, Comp.; Thompson, James, Comp. – 1973
This document is organized in two sections: The first section, the West Virginia Department of Education annual evaluation report on programs, projects, services, and activities funded in whole or in part under Title I Elementary Secondary Education Act, includes an "Introduction" and 10 parts dealing with the following topics,…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Annual Reports, Basic Skills, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Bloom, Barbara; And Others – 1980
A manual for training paraprofessionals to provide home intervention and instruction to mothers of handicapped infants and preschool children is presented. The following objectives of the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, project are described: teaching mothers about child development; obtaining information about each child and the child's environment; and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Home Instruction
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Gordon, Edmund W.; And Others – 1972
The instructional part of Trinidad's Follow Through program is based on the High Scope model developed by the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization headed by Dr. David Weikart. Now in its second year, the program emphasizes the development of individualized conceptual competence. Certain kindergarten through grade…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Rosenthal, Kristine – 1970
This document describes 19 Appalachian day care centers, operated by the Kentucky Child Welfare Research Foundation, serving 639 preschoolers for nine school months and 247 during the 9-week summer session. The centers,located in churches, abandoned school houses and store fronts are staffed largely by paraprofessionals from the community. Social…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Creative Expression, Day Care, Health Programs
NHSA Journal, 1994
Describes how Drake University Head Start, the largest Head Start agency in Iowa, provides extensive support for staff and parents in developing high levels of professional competency. Education and employment opportunities are provided through: a parent university; teacher associate/bus associate workshops; employment and tuition waivers;…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Zalk, Linda; and Others – 1975
When the paraprofessional in bilingual education is used effectively, individual needs and individual differences of the students are met. An approach to the training of the paraprofessional has been developed at the Merrimack Education Center (MEC). The training program involves active participation of all paraprofessionals. Understanding and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
Littlebear, Richard E.; Martinez, Alicia, Ed. – 1996
The Interface Alaska Multifunctional Resource Center developed a model for training Native American language teachers to effectively teach Native languages. The model provides Native American paraprofessional language teachers with basic knowledge of classroom techniques and effective teaching strategies. The training introduces the Total Physical…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Cultural Maintenance