Inclusion - The heart of the matter: Trainee teachers' perceptions of a parent's journey

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 55-61

  Forlin, Chris ^a   Hopewell, Treena ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Inclusion; Parents; Participation; Special needs; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745311748     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2006.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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