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The Paraprofessional Role of Connector

Published:2004-07 Issue:4 Volume:25 Page:219-231
ISSN:0741-9325
Container-title:Remedial and Special Education
language:en
Short-container-title:Remedial and Special Education

Author:

Chopra Ritu V.¹,Sandoval-Lucero Elena²,Aragon Lorenso³,Bernal Christina⁴,De Balderas Helen Berg²,Carroll Diane⁵

Affiliation:

1. PAR2A Center (Paraprofessional Research and Resource Center) at the University of Colorado,

2. PAR2A Center

3. BUENO Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder

4. PAR2A Center of the University of Colorado at Denver

5. PAR2A

Abstract

This article presents paraeducators' perceptions of the role they play in connecting the school to its community. Forty-nine paraeducators employed in various educational settings participated in focus-group interviews. Paraeducators reported close relationships with students and their parents that provided the basis for the paraprofessionals to act as connectors between parents and teachers, parents and community services, students and teachers, students and their parents, and students and their peers. The participants shared how they provided connections between the student and curriculum by using specific strategies aimed at helping students learn. The study uncovered the barriers that hamper the paraprofessional role as a connector.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Education

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/07419325040250040501

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