‘When something is different people fear it’: Children's perceptions of an arts-based inclusion project

Support for Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-44

  Whitehurst, Teresa ^a   Howells, Amy ^b  

^a Sunfield Special School for Pupils with Severe and Complex Learning Needs   (United Kingdom)

^b North Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creativity; Disability; Perceptions; Positive social construction; Severe learning difficulties; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006560474     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2006.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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