Teachers' perceptions of the supports critical to the success of inclusion programs

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-21

  Werts, Margaret Gessler ^a   Wolery, Mark ^a   Snyder, Erin D ^a   Caldwell, Nicola K ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY SINGER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inclusion; Mainstreaming; Perceptions; Special education; Special educators

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749089543     PISSN: 07491425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154079699602100104     Document Type: Article

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