The psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire to measure attitudes towards inclusive education

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 573-589

  De Boer, Anke ^a   Timmerman, Marieke ^a   Pijl, Sip Jan ^a   Minnaert, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude questionnaire; Inclusion; Mokken scale analysis; Parents; Special educational needs; Students; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870863614     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: 18785174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10212-011-0096-z     Document Type: Article

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