Inclusive education in Malaysia: Policy and practice

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 991-1003

  Jelas, Zalizan M ^a   Mohd Ali, Manisah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

implementation; inclusive education; policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907308402     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2012.693398     Document Type: Article

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