Differences between High School Students Who Do and Do Not Volunteer to Participate in a Peer Interaction Program

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 229-239

  Carter, Erik W ^a   Hughes, Carolyn ^a   Copeland, Susan R ^b   Breen, Catherine ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c Santa Barbara County Education Office   (United States)

Author keywords

high school; peer support; social interaction; students with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035605647     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.26.4.229     Document Type: Article

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