An evaluation of the 'Circle of Friends' intervention used to support pupils with autism in their mainstream classrooms

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An evaluation of the 'Circle of Friends' intervention used to support pupils with autism in their mainstream classrooms

This study is an evaluation of the 'Circle of Friends' (CoF) intervention used to support five pupils with a diagnosis of autism (the focus pupils) in their mainstream classrooms. Relevant theory and existing research is outlined before the study is described. A single case experimental de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	James, Rebecca
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13013/

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