Attitudes of Slovene teachers towards the inclusion of pupils with different types of special needs in primary school

Educational Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-195

  Čagran, Branka ^a   Schmidt, Majda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Integration inclusion; Pupils with special needs; Teachers' attitudes; Teachers' professional expertise; Various categories of special needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952726967     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2010.506319     Document Type: Article

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