Breaking the silence of mainstream teachers’ attitude towards inclusive education in the Bahamas: High school teachers’ perceptions

Qualitative Report

Volumn 19, Issue 42, 2014, Pages

  Cambridge Johnson, Janelle ^a   Hunter Johnson, Yvonne ^a   Newton, Norissa G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BAHAMAS   (Bahamas)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Bahamas; High school; Inclusive education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908180755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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