Special education reform in Nigeria: Prospects and challenges

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-71

  Obiakor, Festus E ^a  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CERTIFICATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAW; NIGERIA; POLICY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031947227     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0885625980130106     Document Type: Article

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