Effects of increasing distance of a one-on-one paraprofessional on student engagement

Education and Treatment of Children

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 193-210

  Russel, Caroline S ^a   Allday, R Allan ^b   Duhon, Gary J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 84930023679     PISSN: 07488491     EISSN: 19348924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/etc.2015.0008     Document Type: Article

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