Beliefs of teachers in Italian schools concerning the inclusion of disabled students: A Q-sort analysis

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-366

  Zambelli, Franco ^a   Bonni, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Q sort analysis; Scholastic inclusion; Support teachers; Teacher beliefs concerning inclusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ITALY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHER;

EID: 5444235759     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0885625042000262505     Document Type: Article

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