What is individual in individualised instruction? Five storylines of meeting individual needs at school

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-22

  Rytivaara, Anna ^a   Vehkakoski, Tanja ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Individual needs; Individualisation; Instruction; Special education; Stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943579122     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2015.09.002     Document Type: Article

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