An investigation of documentation submitted by university students to verify their learning disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-304

  McGuire, Joan M ^a,b   Madaus, Joseph W ^a,c   Litt, A Vivienne ^a   Ramirez, Michele O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Postsecondary Education Unit

^c Mitchell College   (United States)

^d Pine Manor College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0030140891     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221949602900308     Document Type: Article

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