Content area learning in middle school social studies classrooms and students with emotional or behavioral disorders: A comparison of strategies

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-93

  Spencer, Vicky G ^a   Scruggs, Thomas E ^a   Mastropieri, Margo A ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037310456     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290302800208     Document Type: Article

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