This project sought to reduce incidence of on-the-job accidents by providing safety-related materials and training to teacher aides in special education classrooms. The project produced a 15-minute training videotape as well as written instructional materials from which a safety training handbook was compiled. Following preliminary assessments, the videotape and training materials were field-tested with a total of 160 special education teacher aides in a series of three 10-hour workshops. The handbook developed through the project addressed classroom management skills and provided information for effective management of daily classroom and crisis situations. To assess the effectiveness of the training after program implementation, figures were gathered on accident frequency throughout the Nassau Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), measured in terms of days lost from work. Results found that accidents among special education personnel tended to be more frequent and severe than those in other BOCES divisions. Accident frequencies were found to have decreased somewhat following training. Results of the field testing are detailed in 3 figures and 16 tables. (PB)
Authors
- Authorizing Institution
- Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- Reports - Evaluative
- Published in
- United States of America
- Sponsor
- New York State Dept. of Labor, Albany.
Table of Contents
- EVALUATION REPORT 2
- FOR 2
- Prepared by 2
- Assistant Coordinator Research and Evaluation 2
- Research and Evaluation 2
- Proiect Supervisor 2
- 1. Target Group 3. Work Plan 4. Project Staff 3
- FIGURES 3
- Page 3
- Handbook 3
- Figure 2 Figure 3 3
- Table 3 Table 4 Table 7 Table 13 3
- Further 3
- 350 teacher aides. 6
- 4. Project Staff 7
- The 7
- 55 special 7
- Major subject areas included 12
- 1 principal Table 1. 13
- Nine 16
- Other 16
- Objective 3 Results 18
- LitratiaslIihNornhhsurofessionaldevelr 20
- Divisions of Nassau BOCES. 24
- 98 workdays as a 24
- 1987 were student-related. back neck or head. 24
- 1989 after program were 24
- Nassau BOCES programs. 24
- 1987 were student-related. 24
