Serbian teachers' attitudes towards inclusion

International Journal of Special Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 31-36

  Kalyva, Efrosini ^a   Gojkovic, Dina ^a   Tsakiris, Vlastaris ^a  

^a City Liberal Studies   (Greece)

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EID: 48749131091     PISSN: 08273383     EISSN: 08273383     Source Type: Journal    
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