Yes, learnring disabilities is political; what isn't?

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 289-296

  Sleeter, Christine E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032148336     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1511175     Document Type: Article

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