美国融合教育专业助手制度评析

An Analysis of the Paraprofessional System for Inclusive Education in the United States

目前大量专业助手被美囯普通学校聘任以协助普通教师和特殊教育专业人员为特 殊学生提供特殊教育及相关服务，成为美国融合教育不可忽视的人员支持力量。经过多年发 展，美国融合教育专业助手制度日趋完善。本文分析介绍了美国专业助手的概念、职责、聘任、 培训与发展及监管与指导，在此基础上总结了美国融合教育专业助手制度的特点。

A large number of paraprofessionals have been employed by inclusive school to assist professionals to provide special education and related services in the United States. Paraprofessionals as personnel support for inclusive education can^ be ignored. After years of development， paraprofessional system becomes more and more perfect in the United States. This paper analyzes the definition and responsibilities of paraprofessional， paraprofessionals hiring， paraprofessional trainings and paraprofessionals supervising and directing. Based on these， paper summarizes the characters of paraprofessional system for inclusion in the United States.