Responding to diversity and striving for excellence: The case of Finland

Prospects

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-292

  Savolainen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Inclusive education; Special education; Student performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549137138     PISSN: 00331538     EISSN: 15739090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11125-009-9125-y     Document Type: Article

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