Teachers’ beliefs about students with special needs and inclusion

International Handbook of Research on Teachers' Beliefs

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 475-491

  Kiely, Mary Theresa ^a   Brownell, Mary T ^b   Lauterbach, Alexandra A ^c   Benedict, Amber E ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 85015760530     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203108437-38     Document Type: Chapter

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