Support teachers’ beliefs about the academic achievement of students with special educational needs

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 207-214

  Silva, José Castro ^a   Morgado, José ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Beliefs; Pupils; Special educational needs; Support teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947421677     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0952-3383.2004.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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