Analyzing Special Educators' Views on Community-Based Instruction for Students with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: Implications for Teacher Education

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-34

  Langone, John ^a   Langone, Christine A ^a   McLaughlin, Phillip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based instruction; Developmental disabilities; Mental retardation; Special educators

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034395905     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009452009831     Document Type: Article

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