High School Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 608-616

  Thurlow, Martha L ^a   Ysseldyke, James E ^b   Reid, Cheryl L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031280221     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221949703000604     Document Type: Article

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