Comparison of students nominated for prereferral interventions by ethnicity and gender

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-151

  MacMillan, Donald L ^a   Gresham, Frank M ^a   Lopez, Maria F ^a   Bocian, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030304150     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002246699603000202     Document Type: Article

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