Attitudes of Greek parents of primary school children without special educational needs to inclusion

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-305

  Kalyva, Efrosini ^a   Georgiadi, Maria ^b   Tsakiris, Vlastaris ^c  

^a City Liberal Studies   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Greece; Inclusion; Parents; Special educational needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GREECE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

EID: 34447267490     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250701430869     Document Type: Article

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