The development and psychometric evaluation of a support scale for pre-school inclusion

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 643-659

  Küçüker, Sevgi ^a   Acarlar, Funda ^b   Kapci, Emine G ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84868324682     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430500147524     Document Type: Article

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