Preschool Children's Conceptions of Disabilities: The Salience of Disability in Children's Ideas About Others

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 458-475

  Diamond, Karen E ^a   Hestenes, Linda L ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 0030360153     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027112149601600406     Document Type: Article

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