Preparing Teachers for Inclusion: Jordanian Preservice Early Childhood Teachers' Perspectives

Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 322-337

  Fayez, Merfat ^a   Dababneh, Kholoud ^a   Jumiaan, Ibrahim ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

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EID: 84859095251     PISSN: 10901027     EISSN: 17455642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10901027.2011.622239     Document Type: Article

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