Early childhood teachers' understanding of inclusive education and associated practices: reflections from Greece

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 223-237

  Fyssa, Aristea ^a   Vlachou, Anastasia ^a   Avramidis, Elias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

child engagement; inclusive education; inclusive pedagogies; preschool teachers' perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901695681     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669760.2014.909309     Document Type: Article

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