The role of the special needs assistant supporting pupils with special educational needs in Irish mainstream primary schools

Support for Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 92-99

  Logan, Anna ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Inclusion; Parents; Pupils; Special educational needs; Special needs assistant (SNA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859872343     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2006.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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