Perceptions and reflections on the role of the teaching assistant in the classroom environment

Pastoral Care in Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-300

  Tucker, Stanley ^a  

^a NEWMAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Perceptions; Support; Teaching assistants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861311338     PISSN: 02643944     EISSN: 14680122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643940903349294     Document Type: Article

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