Perceptions of control of students with and without cognitive disabilities

Psychological Reports

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 195-206

  Wehmeyer, Michael L ^a   Palmer, Susan B ^b  

^a Arc National Headquarters   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031203777     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1997.81.1.195     Document Type: Article

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