Teachers' concerns about inclusive education in Ahmedabad, India

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 34-45

  Shah, Rina ^a   Das, Ajay ^b   Desai, Ishwar ^c   Tiwari, Ashwini ^d  

^a Educare Learning Links Foundation   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Inclusive Education Consultant ^*  (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concerns; disabilities; inclusion; India; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978898823     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-3802.12054     Document Type: Article

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