Inclusive schooling: If it's so good - Why is it so hard to sell?

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 530-546

  O'Rourke, John ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

consumer; disability; inclusion; inclusive classrooms; mainstream; marketing; selling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937628048     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2014.954641     Document Type: Review

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