A model for preparing special and general education preservice teachers for inclusive education

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 440-455

  Van Laarhoven, Toni R ^a   Munk, Dennis D ^b   Lynch, Kathleen ^a   Bosma, Julie ^c   Rouse, Joanne ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARTHAGE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Regional Access and Mobilization Project

Author keywords

Collaboration; Coteaching; Inclusive education; Preservice preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448936845     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487107306803     Document Type: Article

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