The Impact of Typical Peers on the Perceived Happiness of Students with Profound Multiple Disabilities

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 309-318

  Logan, Kent R ^a   Daino, Kim ^a   Skala, Chuck ^a   Jacobs, Heidi A ^a   Gast, David L ^b   Murray, Amy Streu ^b  

^a Gwinnett County Public Schools ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

new behaviors; perceived happiness; profound disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032409182     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.23.4.309     Document Type: Article

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