Parental perspectives on inclusion: Effects of autism and down syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-305

  Kasari, Connie ^a   Freeman, Stephanny F N ^a   Bauminger, Nirit ^b   Alkin, Marvin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autism; Down syndrome; Educational placement; Mainstreaming; Special education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CURRICULUM; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032795532     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022159302571     Document Type: Article

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