Transition services-systems change for youth with disabilities? A review of state practices

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-61

  Katsiyannis, Antonis ^a   DeFur, Sharon ^b   Conderman, Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032394212     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002246699803200111     Document Type: Article

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