Differentiation and individualisation in inclusive education: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn , Issue , 2020, Pages

  Lindner, Katharina Theresa ^a   Schwab, Susanne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

differentiation; Inclusive education; inclusive teaching practices; individualisation; systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 85091077299     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2020.1813450     Document Type: Article

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