General education teachers in the united arab emirates and their acceptance of the inclusion of students with disabilities

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 94-99

  Alghazo, Emad M ^a   Naggar Gaad, Eman El ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Inclusive education; Interviews; Mainstreaming; Questionnaires; Teacher attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955486291     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0952-3383.2004.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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