Understanding and responding to diversity in the primary classroom: An international study

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 305-318

  Humphrey, Neil ^a   Bartolo, Paul ^b   Ale, Peter ^c   Calleja, Colin ^b   Hofsaess, Thomas ^d   Janikova, Vera ^e   Lous, Annemieke Mol ^c   Vilkiene, Vida ^f   Wetso, Gun Marie ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^c AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^e Non Profit Organisation Motivace Zivotni Styl ^*  (Czech Republic)

^f Marijampole College   (Lithuania)

^g DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diversity; Inclusion; Primary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747589406     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619760600795122     Document Type: Review

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