Use of sociometric techniques to assess the social status of mainstreamed children with learning difficulties

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 381-433

  Frederickson, Norah L ^a   Furnham, Adrian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0032200954     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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