Teacher attitudes in Italy after twenty years of inclusion

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 350-356

  Cornoldi, Cesare ^b   Terreni, Alessandra ^b   Scruggs, Thomas E ^a   Mastropieri, Margo A ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b George Mason University ^*

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EID: 0032209903     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074193259801900605     Document Type: Article

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