Preparing Teachers to Educate Students with Severe Disabilities in Inclusive Settings despite Contextual Constraints

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-91

  Rainforth, Beverly ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concerns Based Adoption Model; inclusive education; Stages of Concern Questionnaire; students with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346189411     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.25.2.83     Document Type: Article

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