Teacher expectations of minority exceptional learners: Impact on "accuracy" of self-concepts

Exceptional Children

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-53

  Obiakor, Festus E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 0002450740     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440299906600103     Document Type: Article

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