A Model Competency-Based Paraprofessional Training Program in Gerontology. Final Report [microform]
Through funding from the Michigan Department of Education, a small private college in a suburban area outside Detroit developed a three-year competency-based paraprofessional training program in gerontology. During the first year of the program, courses and competencies were developed and 50 parapro...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Through funding from the Michigan Department of Education, a small private college in a suburban area outside Detroit developed a three-year competency-based paraprofessional training program in gerontology. During the first year of the program, courses and competencies were developed and 50 paraprofessionals were recruited; in the second year new courses were developed for this advanced group of 40 who wished to continue and a new group of 45 were recruited; and in the third year training was provided for the 40 who wished to continue from their first year; job counseling was provided and a follow-up study was conducted on those who had finished training. Objectives for the final year include a training sequence objective, a job counseling objective, and a follow-up study objective. Appendices contain faculty assessment of student achievement, student evaluation of course objectives, self-evaluation forms and questionnaires.(Author) |
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| Item Description: | Sponsoring Agency: Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Vocational-Technical Education Service. ERIC Document Number: ED165045. |
| Physical Description: | 124 p. |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
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