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McCluskey-Titus, Phyllis; Cawthon, Tony W.; Helms, Zach – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2019
Residence Life Training Programs have evolved over the past quarter century, yet few studies have explored how changes in training impact the preparation and retention of staff. Utilizing a mixed-method design of survey and interview data with housing professionals trained since 1993, this study explores trends in residence life training and…
Descriptors: College Housing, Staff Development, Training, Resident Advisers
Francis-Coad, Jacqueline; Watts, Tessa; Bulsara, Caroline; Hill, Anne-Marie – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to co-design a falls prevention education programme with aged care home residents and staff and evaluate its feasibility. The intention of providing the education programme was to assist residents to stay safe and mobile whilst reducing their risk of falling. Design/methodology/approach: A two-phase mixed…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Accident Prevention, Physical Activities
Claire Kerr; Jacqueline Crawford – Support for Learning, 2024
This paper outlines the journey of one Scottish primary school in taking nurturing approaches forward over a 5-year period, with the aims of improving staff understanding of their role and feeling skilled in using nurturing approaches and improving pupil's health and well-being and confidence. Using an action research methodology and the local…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Staff Role, Staff Development
Beaumont, Dervla; Blakey, Tanya; Stuart, Neil; Woodward, Julia – Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, 2021
Way to Play is an approach that supports adults to promote the engagement of young children with autism spectrum disorder through play. The Ministry of Education in New Zealand has collaborated with Autism New Zealand to ensure the sustainable delivery of Way to Play within Auckland's early learning services by training early intervention staff to…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Training
Conboy, Ida – Support for Learning, 2021
This research explored how seven primary school teaching assistants (TAs) experienced their role in supporting children's mental health. Interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The participants believed that they supported children's mental health and particularly referenced the close relationships that they…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Teacher Aides, Elementary Schools, Role
Amber Busay – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how the use of behavioral skills training of behavioral interventions with staff untrained in ABA influenced participants' overall experience and indicated usefulness of the training procedure in the Northwestern portion of the United States. This study was guided by the theoretical…
Descriptors: Teachers, School Personnel, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification
Lantos, Hannah; Beckwith, Sam; Moore, Kristin Anderson – Child Trends, 2020
Employment training organizations vary widely in how they approach supporting young people as they enter the workforce: Some organizations provide young people with basic skills instruction (e.g., math, literacy, or computer skills), some emphasize specific occupational skills (e.g., project management or mechanical skills), and some help young…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Labor Force Development, Partnerships in Education, Staff Development
Carter, Mark; Stephenson, Jennifer; Webster, Amanda – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: A number of studies of the roles and responsibilities of teaching assistants have been conducted in Australian jurisdictions, but much of this research has been small-scale or geographically localised. Method: The present study was the largest survey conducted in Australia to date and involved a survey of 361 teaching assistants in New…
Descriptors: Teacher Aides, Public Schools, Foreign Countries, Educational Needs
Litsey, Ryan; Harris, Rea; London, Jessie – Journal of Access Services, 2018
Library workflows are an area where repetitive stress can potentially reduce staff efficiency. Day to day activities that require a repetitive motion can bring about physical and psychological fatigue. For library managers, it is important to seek ways in which this type of repetitive stress can be alleviated while having the added benefit of…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Staff Development, Library Services, Computer Games
Flynn, Samantha; Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P.; Hood, Kerry; Toogood, Sandy; Felce, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The review examined the effectiveness of Active Support (RQ1) and stakeholders' experiences of the model (RQ2). Method: Data were meta-analysed (RQ1; studies = 14) and synthesized narratively (RQ2; studies = 10). Results: By follow-up (6 months post-training), effect sizes (RQ1) for resident total activity engagement were significant…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adults, Residential Programs, Staff Development
Walker, Virginia L.; Kurth, Jennifer; Carpenter, Megan E.; Tapp, Melissa C.; Clausen, Amy; Lockman Turner, Elissa – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2021
Schools have continued to rely on paraeducators to assist special education teachers and other professionals in the provision of special education and related services. Although paraeducators often support students with extensive support needs (ESN) in a range of school environments, the subset of intervention studies focused on paraeducators who…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Students with Disabilities, Educational Research, Program Effectiveness
Warner, Robert P.; Godwin, Mary; Hodge, Camilla J. – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2021
Every year, nearly one million staff work seasonally at summer camps. Although little research has investigated staff experiences compared to campers' experiences, literature does exist. Understanding the breadth and depth of this literature is an important way to guide future investigations and employment practices regarding seasonal summer camp…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Camps, Work Environment, Experience
Abbas Al Hawamdeh – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Education plays a significant role in shaping the social, economic, and political aspects of society. Jordan has made great progress in increasing access to education. With increased globalization, it is critical that education institutions ensure global competence. The administrative staff and faculty members in educational institutions should be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Resources, Personnel Management, Employee Attitudes
Towson, Jacqueline A.; Green, Katherine B.; Abarca, Diana L. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2020
We examined how educating paraprofessionals in preschool classrooms on dialogic reading (DR) affected their storybook reading and effects on children's single word vocabulary. Through a single-case multiple-probe across participants design including four paraprofessionals and eight preschool children, we identified a functional relation between…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Preschool Children, Language Impairments, Vocabulary
Adejare, Bimbo Onaolapo; Olaore, Gbemi Oladipo; Udofia, Ekpenyong Ekpenyong; Emola, Temitayo Bosede – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2020
Inefficiency has been a major issue battling the service delivery of non-academic staff in most public universities in Nigeria and this has greatly affected the academic and research outlook of Nigerian universities. Interest in the study was to determine the extent to which induction, demonstration, on-the-job and formal training which are all…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Public Colleges, Universities, Productivity