Measuring teacher efficacy to implement inclusive practices

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-21

  Sharma, Umesh ^a   Loreman, Tim ^b   Forlin, Chris ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Inclusive education; Pre service training; Teacher efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856271349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2011.01200.x     Document Type: Article

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