Teacher attitudes and behavior toward the inclusion of children with social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in mainstream schools: An application of the theory of planned behavior

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-52

  MacFarlane, Kate ^a   Woolfson, Lisa Marks ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral difficulties in the classroom; Inclusive education; INSET; Teacher attitudes; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867319455     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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