Teachers' social representation of students with Asperger diagnosis

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 392-412

  Linton, Ann Charlotte ^a   Germundsson, Per ^b   Heimann, Mikael ^a   Danermark, Berth ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asperger diagnosis; drop out; inclusion; mainstream teachers; social representations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SENSATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL REPRESENTATION THEORY; SWEDEN; TEACHER; THINKING;

EID: 84887116176     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2013.812404     Document Type: Article

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