This paper describes one way of exploring the attitudes of professional educators towards the integration of students with learning difficulties. The viewpoints of a group of educational psychologists are inspected by way of illustration. It is suggested that this approach could form the basis for in-service training sessions with teachers and a means by which psychological services and other professional groups could begin to plan integration policies.
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