Addressing the professional development needs of teachers working in the area of special education/inclusion in mainstream schools in Ireland

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 157-167

  O'Gorman, Elizabeth ^a   Drudy, Sheelagh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Learning support resource SEN teachers; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955245739     PISSN: 14713802     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2010.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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