'Role stretch': Assessing the blurring of teaching and non-teaching in the classroom assistant role in Scotland

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 170-186

  Warhurst, Chris ^a   Nickson, Dennis ^b   Commander, Johanna ^b   Gilbert, Kay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84894536414     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/berj.3036     Document Type: Article

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