A collaborative, collegial and more cohesive approach to supporting educational reform for inclusion in Hong Kong

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 276-287

  Forlin, Chris ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disability; Educational reform; Inclusion; Special education; Stakeholder; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949089972     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03029262     Document Type: Article

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