Special education teachers have one of the most challenging and stressful jobs in public
education, which often leads to increased burnout. High levels of burnout have, in turn, been …

Special education teachers (SETs) who teach students with emotional or behavioral
disorders (EBD) in self-contained settings are often less qualified, more stressed and burned …

Paraeducators need appropriate supervision and supports from teachers to be effective in
their roles contributing to the inclusion and instruction of students with disabilities. However …

Many paraeducators have no formal education beyond high school and are provided with
minimal training once on the job. Furthermore, as more schools turn to inclusionary …

Background Paraprofessionals serve a primary role in supporting students with disabilities
in the classroom, which necessitates teachers' supervision as a means to improve their …

For many years a leading approach to teaching at-risk students and reducing school dropout
has been the use of alternative schools. There are unique challenges to providing …

According to government policy in Ireland, special needs assistants (SNAs) may be
employed in post-primary schools to support students deemed to have chronic and serious …

The present study investigated the effects of an intensive training protocol on levels of
paraeducator fidelity to a group contingency intervention used to manage the classroom …

Many schools struggle to provide appropriate training for paraeducators to ensure the
necessary knowledge and skills required to support students with challenging behaviors …

Objective Student-inflicted injury to staff in the educational services sector is a growing
concern. Studies on violence have focused on teachers as victims, but less is known about …