A State-by-State Document Analysis of Official Guidance on Paraprofessional Allocation

IF 1.4 4区 教育学 Q3 EDUCATION, SPECIAL Journal of Special Education Pub Date : 2023-03-30 DOI:10.1177/00224669231164392
L. McDermott, Rebecca A. Cruz, Zhihui Feng
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Paraprofessionals have increasingly served as a support service for students with disabilities. Yet, scholars have urged caution in the overuse of assigning paraprofessional supports. Furthermore, it is unclear how states provide guidance to local stakeholders in determining the best use of paraprofessionals. Thus, in this study, we conducted a state-by-state analysis of documents depicting guidance for paraprofessional supports. We identified states that offered comprehensive frameworks to support practitioners, while allowing teams to maintain the autonomy to make decisions on a case-by-case basis. However, we also found that few states offered guidance, particularly with regard to navigating tensions between student need and potential risks. We rely on a Disability Studies framework to discuss implications for policy, practice, and future research, particularly in how states might provide robust guidance that assists schools in building an accommodating and inclusive environment, rather than focusing solely on student characteristics framed as deficits.
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辅助专业人员配置官方指导的各州文件分析
辅助专业人员越来越多地为残疾学生提供支持服务。然而,学者们敦促在过度使用分配辅助专业支持时要谨慎。此外,尚不清楚各州如何为地方利益相关者提供指导,以确定最佳使用辅助专业人员。因此,在本研究中,我们对描述辅助专业人员支持指导的文件进行了逐个州的分析。我们确定了提供全面框架来支持从业者的状态,同时允许团队保持在个案基础上做出决策的自主权。然而,我们也发现很少有州提供指导,特别是在处理学生需求和潜在风险之间的紧张关系方面。我们依靠残疾研究框架来讨论对政策、实践和未来研究的影响,特别是各州如何提供强有力的指导,帮助学校建立一个包容和包容的环境,而不是仅仅关注学生的特征。
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Journal of Special Education
Journal of Special Education EDUCATION, SPECIAL-
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Special Education (JSE) is a multidisciplinary publication presenting primary research and scholarly reviews related to special education. The goal of this journal is to add to current scholarship and provide a sense of emerging directions in the field. Manuscripts initially are screened for (a) appropriateness of content for JSE, (b) adherence to guidelines specified in the APA publication manual, (c) readability of text, and (d) explicit statement of implications for the practice of special education.
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