Pre-service secondary teachers' attitudes towards inclusive education

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 129-143

  Costello, Shane ^a   Boyle, Christopher ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84878406649     PISSN: 1835517X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2013v38n4.8     Document Type: Article

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