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STUDENT LEARNING, CHILDHOOD & VOICES

Preschool teacher’s awareness, attitudes and challenges towards inclusive early childhood education: A qualitative study

Naser Zabeli1 Faculty of Education, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, KosovoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0174-3848View further author information
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Majlinda Gjelaj1 Faculty of Education, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, KosovoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bronwyn Frances Ewing2 Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AustraliaView further author information
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Article: 1791560 | Received 20 Jan 2020, Accepted 29 Jun 2020, Published online: 09 Jul 2020

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