Reassessing the Impact of Teaching Assistants: How Research Challenges Practice and Policy

ISBN-13: 9780415687645 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 176 str.

Peter Blatchford

Opis

Over the last decade, teaching assistants (TAs) have become an established part of everyday classroom life. TAs are often used by schools to help low-attaining pupils and those with special educational needs. Yet despite the huge rise in the number of TAs working in UK classrooms, very little is known about their impact on pupils. This key and timely text examines the impact of TAs on pupils' learning and behaviour, and on teachers and teaching.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The impact of TAs  3. Characteristics of TAs and their conditions of employment  4. Preparedness  5. The deployment of TAs in schools  6. The 'practice' of TAs  7. Conclusions