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Nevin, Ann; Malian, Ida; Liston, Andrea – Online Submission, 2008
The authors share the results of a national study of the changing roles of paraeducators who work in inclusive classrooms. The purpose of the study was to add to the research with respect to paraeducators' voices, given that so few studies have been published between 1996-2006 of paraeducators in inclusive classrooms. In addition, the results of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Reed, Donald B. – 1986
Of the three organizational variables that can be understood to influence the work of school specialists, only organizational structure appears to be under the control of school officials. This conclusion was reached by researchers following a year-long study involving close observation of nine carefully selected school specialists from California…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Organizational Communication, Organizational Theories
Schwartz, Audrey James – 1990
An analysis of the relationship between teachers' work culture and the school's social context is the purpose of this study, with a focus on teachers' shared psychological work orientations as components of a teacher culture. The methodology relates high school teachers' attitudes in two high schools to different social contexts with the cultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Environment, High Schools, Institutional Characteristics
Velarde, Servando Jose – 1992
The social, cultural and economic issues of America's migrant farmworkers are producing an ever widening gap between the farmworker community and mainstream society. Comprehensive and coordinated efforts by public and private sectors are needed to stabilize the farm labor force and to permanently resolve the migrant farmworkers problems. The…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Farm Labor, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Strober, Myra H.; And Others – 1989
For this exploratory study, 20 child care aides, teachers, and directors in 4 different types of child care centers in Santa Clara County, California, were interviewed. The four centers were: (1) a nonprofit center subsidized by the state that served 166 children of AFDC-eligible parents or parents in job training programs; (2) a nonprofit center…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers
McClellan, Judi L.; Holden, Richard – 2001
As the United States population ages, employers face the possibility of a sustained retirement of the baby boom generation and a loss of their most experienced and knowledgeable employees. The public sector appears to be even more vulnerable, with an older-than-average workforce as well as a more traditional retirement system that encourages early…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Demand Occupations, Employees, Employer Employee Relationship