The development of a canadian instrument for measuring teacher views of their inclusive school environment in a rural context: The teacher perceptions of inclusion in rural canada (TPIRC) scale

International Journal of Special Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-108

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies   (Canada)

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EID: 72049101644     PISSN: 08273383     EISSN: 08273383     Source Type: Journal    
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