The role of the teaching assistant: An investigative study to discover if teaching assistants are being used effectively to support children with special educational needs in Mainstream Schools

Education 3-13

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 26-31

  McVittie, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 81155153540     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004270585200301     Document Type: Article

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