The role of a sense of school belonging in understanding the effectiveness of inclusion of children with special educational needs

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 238-262

  Prince, Emily Jane ^a   Hadwin, Julie ^b  

^a Surrey County Council Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

inclusion; sense of school belonging; special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875909582     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2012.676081     Document Type: Review

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