Applying functional assessment in general education classrooms: Issues and recommendations

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 338-349

  Larson, Pamela J ^b   Maag, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032210214     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074193259801900604     Document Type: Article

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