K-12 special and general education teachers' attitudes toward the inclusion of students with special needs in general education classes in the united arab emirates (UAE)

International Journal of Special Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 42-54

  Alahbabi, Alsaghira ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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