Parents choosing to combine special and inclusive early years settings: The best of both worlds?

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-441

  Flewitt, Rosie ^a   Nind, Melanie ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Early years; Inclusion; Parents; Special educational needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SPEECH DISORDER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 35348888297     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250701650045     Document Type: Article

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