Teacher attitudes towards inclusive education in Finland and Brandenburg, Germany and the issue of extra work

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 458-471

  Saloviita, Timo ^a   Schaffus, Tina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brandenburg; disabilities; Finland; inclusive education; special education; Teacher attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCLUSIVE EDUCATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACHER;

EID: 84976337093     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2016.1194569     Document Type: Article

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