Principals' and teachers' attitudes and knowledge of inclusive education as predictors of effective teaching practices in Ghana

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-113

  Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa ^a   Desai, Ishwar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Ghana; Inclusive education

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547377265     PISSN: 14713802     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2007.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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