Changing pre-service teachers' beliefs to teach in inclusive classrooms in Victoria, Australia

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Sharma, Umesh ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84869768725     PISSN: 1835517X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2012v37n10.6     Document Type: Article

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