The role of instructional assistants in regular classrooms: Are they influencing inclusive practices?

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 98-100

  Hill, Cathi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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