Changing disability-related attitudes and self-efficacy of Israeli children via the partners to inclusion programme

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-127

  Marom, Meyrav ^a,b   Cohen, Doron ^a   Naon, Denise ^a  

^a Myers JDC Brookdale Institute   (Israel)

^b MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Contact; Disabilities; General education; Inclusion; Programmes; Self efficacy; Special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947406379     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120601149821     Document Type: Article

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