All the paraprofessionals considered the performance of the seven tasks as more important than did their supervising professionals. In contrast, differences were found on only two of the ideal reactive tasks and on two of the ideal proactive tasks. These findings suggest there's conflict or confusion about the paraprofessionals' role in performing these administrative tasks. Differences in perceptions may be due to differences in understanding, poor communications, or inadequate training. Ninety percent of the professionals and paraprofessionals reported being satisfied with paraprofessionals' knowledge of the position, with the skills they needed to perform their jobs, and with their personal qualifications related to the position.
Paraprofessionals play an important role in Extension.
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