What trainees in England learn about teaching pupils with special educational needs/disabilities in their school-based work: The contribution of planned activities in one-year initial training courses{star, open}

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 136-155

  Lawson, Hazel ^a   Norwich, Brahm ^a   Nash, Tricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

initial teacher education; special educational needs; teacher learning

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHER; TEACHING; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84878574193     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2013.778115     Document Type: Article

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