Fostering inclusive education: Principals' perspectives in Trinidad and Tobago

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1017-1029

  Conrad, Dennis A ^a   Brown, Launcelot I ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

educational leadership; inclusive education; primary schools; special education; Trinidad and Tobago

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856825712     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603110903490721     Document Type: Review

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