Do they practise what they preach? Factors associated with teachers’ use of inclusive teaching practices among in-service teachers

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 321-330

  Schwab, Susanne ^a,b   H Alnahdi, Ghaleb ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

attitudes; Inclusive education; inclusive teaching practices; self efficacy; theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 85090022397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-3802.12492     Document Type: Article

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