Teacher preparation for inclusive education: Increasing knowledge but raising concerns

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-32

  Forlina, Chris ^a   Chambersb, Dianne ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Concerns; Disabilities; Inclusion; Inclusive education; Pre service teachers; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751558457     PISSN: 1359866X     EISSN: 14692945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359866X.2010.540850     Document Type: Article

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