Experiences among beginning special education teachers in general education settings: The influence of school culture

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-199

  Strogilos, Vasilis ^a   Nikolaraizi, Magda ^a   Tragoulia, Eleni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Third Nursery School of Chania   (Greece)

Author keywords

beginning special education teachers; collaboration; inclusion; resource rooms; school culture; teacher identity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEGINNING SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LAW; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHER; TELECONSULTATION; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84861499718     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2011.645588     Document Type: Article

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