An exploration of the features of effective collaboration between teachers and teaching assistants in secondary schools

Support for Learning

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-99

  Devecchi, Cristina ^a   Rouse, Martyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Inclusion; Secondary education; Teaching assistants; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953758865     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2010.01445.x     Document Type: Article

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