Achieving inclusion? Effective resourcing of students with special educational needs

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 926-943

  Banks, Joanne ^a,b   Frawley, Denise ^c   McCoy, Selina ^a,b  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Higher Education Authority   (Ireland)

Author keywords

funding; inclusion; resource allocation; special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939651972     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2015.1018344     Document Type: Article

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