Teachers' Personal Concerns about Including Children with a Disability in Regular Classrooms

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-106

  Forlin, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Inclusive education; Teachers' concerns

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032372343     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022865618600     Document Type: Article

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