Preparing preschool teacher candidates for inclusion: impact of two special education courses on their perspectives

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 98-109

  Rakap, Salih ^a   Cig, Oguzcan ^b   Parlak Rakap, Asiye ^c  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

attitude; Inclusion; pre service; preschool; special education courses; teacher candidate; young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017191551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-3802.12116     Document Type: Article

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