The Dutch policy of integration put to the test: Differences in academic and psychosocial development of pupils in special and mainstream education

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-205

  Karsten, Sjoerd ^a   Peetsma, Thea ^a   Roeleveld, Jaap ^a   Vergeer, Margaretha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Academic development; Policy of integration; Psychosocial development; Pupils at risk; Special education; Study of matched pairs

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RISK; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0035497727     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250110074364     Document Type: Article

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