Pre-service education and attitudes towards inclusion: The role of the teacher educator within a permeated teaching model

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 975-999

  Lambe, Jackie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

permeated teaching model; pre service education; SEN and inclusion; teacher educator

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856877242     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603110903490705     Document Type: Review

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