Improving graduation and employment outcomes of students with disabilities: Predictive factors and student perspectives

Exceptional Children

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 509-529

  Benz, Michael R ^a   Lindstrom, Lauren ^a   Yovanoff, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 0000169786     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290006600405     Document Type: Article

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