Integrating students with special needs in Hong Kong secondary schools: Teachers' attitudes and their possible relationship to guidance training

International Journal of Special Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 69-84

  Yuen, Mantak ^a   Westwood, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0010594794     PISSN: 08273383     EISSN: 19177844     Source Type: Journal    
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