Reflections on enhancing pre-service teacher education programmes to support inclusion: Perspectives from New Zealand and Australia

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 217-233

  Arthur Kelly, Michael ^a   Sutherland, Dean ^b   Lyons, Gordon ^a   Macfarlane, Sonja ^b   Foreman, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

disability; engagement; inclusion; international perspectives; pre service teacher education; reflection; student diversity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FACULTY PRACTICE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY; PRE SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; STANDARD; TEACHER; TEACHING;

EID: 84878591723     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2013.778113     Document Type: Article

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