Assistance to pupils with physical disabilities in regular schools: Promoting inclusion or creating dependency?

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-36

  Egilson, Snaefridur Thora ^a   Traustadottir, Rannveig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Assistants; Inclusion; Physical disabilities; School; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049088531     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250802596766     Document Type: Article

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