This article reviewed international data from English-language peer-reviewed studies on the
use of TAs in inclusive classrooms from the past 10 years concerning:(a) the roles of TAs;(b) …

Provision for pupils with special educational needs in Ireland has undergone considerable
change and review in the first decade of the twenty‐first century. In response to international …

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 …

In this article, I summarise the primary content included in a keynote address I delivered via
videoconferencing in July 2012 at the national conference of the Australian Association of …

Research has shown that teaching assistants (TAs) working in mainstream classrooms with
special needs students in Australia are being required to perform quite complex tasks such …

In recent years, international initiatives such as the Salamanca Statement and Framework
for Action on Special Needs Education (UNESCO, 1994) and the Sustainable Development …

A new special education strategy was launched in F inland by the M inistry of E ducation in
2007. The new B asic A ct was enacted in 2010 and the new national core curriculum …

Support for children with special educational needs in inclusive classrooms is increasingly
provided by teaching assistants (TAs). They often have a direct pedagogical role, taking …

ABSTRACT Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) have been shown to positively affect
students' academic abilities as well as their overall behaviour and social skills. In typically …

The education of pupils with special educational needs in Ireland has generally been
influenced by national and international inclusion policy and legislation so that the majority …