Teacher perspectives on inclusive education in rural Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 195-239

  McGhie Richmond, Donna ^a   Irvine, Angela ^b   Loreman, Tim ^c   Cizman, Juna Lea ^a   Lupart, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inclusive education; Rural schools; Teacher perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875880614     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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