Quality of individualised education programme goals and objectives for preschool children with disabilities

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 173-186

  Rakap, Salih ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

children with disabilities; IEP; individualised education programme; preschool; quality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GOAL FUNCTIONALITY SCALE III; GOALS AND OBJECTIVES RATING INSTRUMENT; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALISED EDUCATION PROGRAM; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DELAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPEECH DELAY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER; TRAINING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84926419782     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2014.986909     Document Type: Article

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