ERIC Number: EJ1262440
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
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Paraprofessionals Use of Group School-Based Instrumental Mentoring: Examining Process and Preliminary Outcomes
Strait, Gerald G.; Turner, Jenna; Stinson, Diana; Harrison, Samanthia; Bagheri, Rojan; Perez, Tanya; Smith, Bradley H.; Gonzalez, Jorge; Anderson, Jacqueline R.; Simpson, Jill; McQuillin, Sam D.
Psychology in the Schools, v57 n9 p1492-1505 Sep 2020
Many schools use paraprofessionals to implement and monitor interventions. Though paraprofessionals are cost-effective, many questions remain about the training and skills they need to implement a wide array of school-based interventions. In this study, we compare paraprofessionals' (i.e., undergraduates) implementation of the Group-Academic Mentoring Program for Education Development (Group-AMPED) to school psychology graduate students' implementation of Group-AMPED. Ten paraprofessionals and five school psychology graduate students provided approximately eight sessions of Group-AMPED to 35 sixth-grade students. Results indicated no significant differences between middle school students' engagement when groups were led by either school psychology graduate students or paraprofessionals. Similarly, self-reports of fidelity and supervisor postsession implementation confidence indicated no difference between paraprofessionals and graduate students' implementation of Group-AMPED. Follow-up measures indicated that mentors and proteges perceived Group-AMPED as feasible, acceptable, and understandable. Most importantly, middle school students participating in Group-AMPED had significantly higher second-semester grades in comparison to a small control group.
Descriptors: Mentors, Paraprofessional Personnel, Intervention, Cost Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Program Implementation, School Psychology, Graduate Students, Grade 6, Middle School Students, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, Groups, Grades (Scholastic), Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Supervisors
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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