A survey into mainstream teachers' attitudes towards the inclusion of children with special educational needs in the ordinary school in one local education authority

Educational Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-211

  Avramidis, Elias ^a   Bayliss, Phil ^a   Burden, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85026126045     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713663717     Document Type: Article

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