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How Can We Use an Extra Pair of Hands?
Author(s) -
FletcherCampbell Felicity
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8578.1992.tb01388.x
Subject(s) - foundation (evidence) , officer , special educational needs , psychology , educational research , pedagogy , special education , medical education , mathematics education , medicine , political science , law
Classroom assistants are widely employed to support pupils with special educational needs. However, little attention has been paid to the way in which they are deployed and managed within the classroom. Drawing on research undertaken by the National Foundation for Educational Research, Felicity Fletcher‐Campbell, senior research officer, NFER, identifies elements of good practice.