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The effect of support staff on pupil engagement and individual attention

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Pages 661-686 | Published online: 24 Sep 2009

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Krishtine Phillips & Jason Downer. (2017) Classroom Context and Years of Teaching Experience as Predictors of Misalignment on Ratings of Preschoolers’ Classroom Engagement. Early Education and Development 28:3, pages 343-367.
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Andreas O. Kyriakides & Jenny Houssart. (2016) Paraprofessionals in Cyprus and England: perceptions of their role in supporting primary school mathematics. Research in Mathematics Education 18:3, pages 249-266.
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Rosemary Butt. (2016) Employment procedures and practices challenge teacher assistants in mainstream schools. School Leadership & Management 36:1, pages 63-79.
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Zbyněk Němec, Klára Šimáčková-Laurenčíková, Vanda Hájková & Iva Strnadová. (2015) ‘When I need to do something else with the other children, then I can rely on her’: teaching assistants working with socially disadvantaged students. European Journal of Special Needs Education 30:4, pages 459-473.
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Susan Graves. (2014) New roles, old stereotypes – developing a school workforce in English schools. School Leadership & Management 34:3, pages 255-268.
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Jenny Houssart & Richard Croucher. (2013) Intervention programmes in mathematics and literacy: teaching assistants' perceptions of their training and support. School Leadership & Management 33:5, pages 427-439.
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Gale Macleod, James MacAllister & Anne Pirrie. (2012) Towards a broader understanding of authority in student–teacher relationships. Oxford Review of Education 38:4, pages 493-508.
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Rosemary Butt & Kaye Lowe. (2012) Teaching assistants and class teachers: differing perceptions, role confusion and the benefits of skills-based training. International Journal of Inclusive Education 16:2, pages 207-219.
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Peter Blatchford, Paul Bassett, Penelope Brown, Clare Martin, Anthony Russell & Rob Webster. (2011) The impact of support staff on pupils’ ‘positive approaches to learning’ and their academic progress. British Educational Research Journal 37:3, pages 443-464.
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Rob Webster, Peter Blatchford, Paul Bassett, Penelope Brown, Clare Martin & Anthony Russell. (2011) The wider pedagogical role of teaching assistants. School Leadership & Management 31:1, pages 3-20.
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ChristineM. Rubie-Davies, Peter Blatchford, Rob Webster, Maria Koutsoubou & Paul Bassett. (2010) Enhancing learning? A comparison of teacher and teaching assistant interactions with pupils. School Effectiveness and School Improvement 21:4, pages 429-449.
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