Does initial teacher education make a difference? the impact of teacher preparation on student teachers' attitudes towards educational inclusion

Journal of Education for Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-405

  Sosu, Edward M ^a   Mtika, Peter ^a   Colucci Gray, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Inclusion and social justice; Initial teacher education; Mixed methods; Teacher effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957233463     PISSN: 02607476     EISSN: 13600540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02607476.2010.513847     Document Type: Article

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