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ERIC Number: EJ629481
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
Respect, Appreciation, and Acknowledgment of Paraprofessionals Who Support Students with Disabilities.
Giangreco, Michael F.; Edelman, Susan W.; Broer, Stephen M.
Exceptional Children, v67 n4 p485-98 Sum 2001
Interviews and school visits investigated how 193 school personnel respect, appreciate, and acknowledge paraprofessionals who work in inclusive classrooms supporting students with and without disabilities. Themes included nonmonetary signs and symbols of appreciation, compensation, being entrusted with important responsibilities, noninstructional responsibilities, wanting to be listened to, and orientation and support. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Collegiality, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Interprofessional Relationship, Job Satisfaction, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Staff Role, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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