Academic achievement of students without special educational needs in inclusive classrooms: A meta-analysis

Educational Research Review

Volumn 21, Issue , 2017, Pages 33-54

  Szumski, Grzegorz ^a   Smogorzewska, Joanna ^a   Karwowski, Maciej ^a  

^a THE MARIA GRZEGORZEWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Inclusive education; Meta analysis; Students without special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015269215     PISSN: 1747938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2017.02.004     Document Type: Review

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