Evaluating the effect of a teacher training programme on the primary teachers’ attitudes, knowledge and teaching strategies regarding special educational needs

Educational Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 287-297

  Kurniawati, F ^a   de Boer, A A ^b   Minnaert, A E M G ^b   Mangunsong, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; in service teacher; inclusive education; knowledge; primary school; training programme

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965036788     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2016.1176125     Document Type: Article

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