The development of a Canadian instrument for measuring student views of their inclusive school environment in a rural context: The student perceptions of inclusion in rural Canada (SPIRC) scale

International Journal of Special Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 79-90

  Loreman, Tim ^a   Lupart, Judy ^b   McGhie Richmond, Donna ^c   Barber, Jennifer ^b  

^a Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 56749180526     PISSN: 08273383     EISSN: 08273383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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