Facilitating the learning of all students: The 'professional positive' of inclusive practice in Australian primary schools

Support for Learning

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 72-78

  Boyle, Christopher ^a   Scriven, Brooke ^a   Durning, Sara ^a   Downes, Carissa ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian inclusion; Inclusive education; Positive inclusion; Primary school; Student learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955607303     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2011.01480.x     Document Type: Article

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