What happens to students leaving secondary special education services in Arizona? Implications for educational program improvement and transition services

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 261-269

  Love, Laura L ^a   Malian, Ida M ^b  

^a Arizona Department of Agriculture   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031287817     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074193259701800502     Document Type: Article

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