Teachers' democratic and efficacy beliefs and styles of coping with behavioural problems of pupils with special needs

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-129

  Almog, Orit ^a   Shechtman, Zipora ^b  

^a BEIT BERL COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Behavioural problems; Democratic beliefs; Helpful strategies; Inclusion; Restrictive strategies; Teacher efficacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROL STRATEGY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BELIEF; SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACHER;

EID: 34247621808     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250701267774     Document Type: Article

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