Teaching students with disabilities in inclusive science classrooms: Survey results

Science Education

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-146

  Norman, Katherine ^a   Caseau, Dana ^b   Stefanich, Greg P ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0032381077     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199804)82:2<127::AID-SCE1>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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