Truly included? A literature study focusing on the social dimension of inclusion in education

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-79

  Bossaert, Goele ^a   Colpin, Hilde ^a   Pijl, Sip Jan ^b,c   Petry, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

disability; inclusive education; special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873456526     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2011.580464     Document Type: Article

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