How administrators understand learning difficulties: A qualitative analysis

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 223-232

  Allington, Richard L ^b   McGill Franzen, Anne ^c   Schick, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0031486065     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074193259701800404     Document Type: Article

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