Moving forward in inclusive education research

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-233

  Erten, Ozlem ^a   Savage, Robert Samuel ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

inclusive education; school effectiveness; special needs education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859841580     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603111003777496     Document Type: Article

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