Attitudes of parents towards inclusive education: A review of the literature

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-181

  de Boer, Anke ^a   Pijl, Sip Jan ^a   Minnaert, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Inclusive education; Parents; Special needs students

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

EID: 77953334079     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856251003658694     Document Type: Review

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