Competing notions of social justice and contradictions in special education reform

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-198

  Christensen, Carol A ^a   Dorn, Sherman ^a  

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EID: 0031286560     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002246699703100202     Document Type: Article

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