Implementing the Three Block Model of Universal Design for Learning: Effects on teachers' self-efficacy, stress, and job satisfaction in inclusive classrooms K-12

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-20

  Katz, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

inclusive education; inclusive instructional practice; teacher perceptions; teachers' self efficacy; Three Block Model of UDL; universal design for learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922410075     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2014.881569     Document Type: Article

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