Evaluating teacher support teams in secondary schools: Supporting teachers for sen and other needs

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 307-324

  Creese, Angela ^c   Norwich, Brahm ^a   Daniels, Harry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Evaluation; School improvement; Special educational needs; Teacher support

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016232636     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520050128786     Document Type: Article

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