The Costs of Preschool Inclusion

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 46-55

  Odom, Samuel L ^a   Hanson, Marci J ^a   Lieber, Joan ^a   Marquart, Jules ^a   Sandall, Susan ^a   Wolery, Ruth ^a   Horn, Eva ^a   Schwartz, Ilene ^a   Beckman, Paula ^a   Hikido, Christine ^b   Chambers, Jay ^b  

^a Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion   (United States)

^b AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0035594174     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027112140102100104     Document Type: Article

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