Responsibilities and Professional Training Needs of Paraprofessionals in Special Education Schools

• Main Author: 沈佑真
• Other Authors: 林惠芬
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/43555488727117445003

碩士 === 國立彰化師範大學 === 特殊教育系所 === 103 === The purposes of this study were to investigate the responsibilities and professional training needs of paraprofessionals in special education school, and to explore the differences of responsibilities and training needs of paraprofessionals from various backgrounds. Two hundred and ninety six paraprofessionals in special education schools participated in this study to fill out the questionnaire developed by the researcher. The results indicated that paraprofessionals’ three major responsibilities include providing personal care assistance, assisting in administrative affairs, assisting with classroom management, respectively. They were in needs of professional training, especially in knowledge about special education. Significant statistical differences were found in professional training in terms of paraprofessionals’ working experience and school sizes, and differences were found in paraprofessionals’ responsibilities in terms of school size effects.