Regular primary schoolteachers' attitudes towards inclusive education: A review of the literature

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 331-353

  De Boer, Anke ^a   Pijl, Sip Jan ^b   Minnaert, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

attitudes; disabilities; inclusive education; regular education; special educational needs; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957700475     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603110903030089     Document Type: Article

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