The Effects of “Bug-in-Ear” Supervision on Special Education Teachers' Delivery of Learn Units

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 207-216

  Goodman, Janet I ^a   Brady, Michael P ^b   Duffy, Mary Lou ^b   Scott, Jack ^c   Pollard, Nancy E ^d  

^a Haralson County Schools ^*

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bug in ear technology; coaching; feedback; learn units; teacher supervision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993804283     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357608324713     Document Type: Article

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