What are effective inclusive schools and why are they important?

Handbook of Effective Inclusive Schools: Research and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 3-16

  McLeskey, James ^a   Waldron, Nancy L ^a   Spooner, Fred ^b   Algozzine, Bob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 84949196756     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203102930     Document Type: Chapter

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