Attitudes of teachers and headteachers towards inclusion in Lebanon

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-153

  Khochen, Maha ^a   Radford, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attitudes; disability; inclusion; inclusive education; Lebanon; special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859879941     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603111003671665     Document Type: Article

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