The role and effects of teaching assistants in English primary schools (years 4 to 6) 2000-2003. Results from the Class Size and Pupil-Adult Ratios (CSPAR) KS2 Project

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-26

  Blatchford, Peter ^a   Russell, Anthony ^a   Bassett, Paul ^a   Brown, Penelope ^a   Martin, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847148559     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920601104292     Document Type: Article

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