How cultural histories shape South African and Finnish teachers' attitudes towards inclusive education: A comparative analysis

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-318

  Engelbrecht, Petra ^a   Savolainen, Hannu ^b   Nel, Mirna ^c   Malinen, Olli Pekka ^b  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

attitudes; cultural forces; cultural historical framework; historical forces; human rights; inclusion; inclusive education; teacher education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACHER;

EID: 84880007625     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2013.777529     Document Type: Article

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