Evaluating Child Behavior Change in Natural Settings: Exploring Alternative Strategies for Data Collection

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 82-101

  Schwartz, Ilene S ^a   Olswang, Lesley B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0030549696     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027112149601600108     Document Type: Article

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