Programme quality in Australian early special education: An example off participatory action research

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 457-472

  Beamish, W ^a   Bryer, F ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Disabilities; Early childhood education; Early intervention; Educational practices; Participatory research; Programme quality; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DELPHI STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH;

EID: 0033229296     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.1999.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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