Building relationships for learning: The developing role of the teaching assistant

Support for Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 199-203

  Groom, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; Extended schools; Inclusion; Relationships for learning; Teaching assistants; Workforce remodeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349186835     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2006.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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