Attitudes of students towards people with mental ill health and impact on learning and well-being

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-44

  Aggarwal, Neeru Roami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Education; Learning; Mental disorders; Prejudice; Stereotypes; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856274677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2010.01193.x     Document Type: Article

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