In, out or somewhere in between? Disabled students' and teacher aides' experiences of school

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 757-774

  Rutherford, Gill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

disabled students' experiences; exclusion; inclusive education; qualitative; teacher aides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865253730     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2010.509818     Document Type: Article

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