Double standards and first principles: Framing teaching assistant support for pupils with special educational needs

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 319-336

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deployment; Impact; Inclusion; Paraprofessionals; Teaching assistants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STANDARD; STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649355633     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2010.513533     Document Type: Article

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