'Give me a lesson and I'll deliver it': Teaching Assistants' experiences of leading primary mathematics lessons in England

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-16

  Houssart, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mathematical knowledge for teaching; primary mathematics; Teaching Assistants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875209972     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2012.733348     Document Type: Article

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