Parents with intellectual disability learning to parent: The role of experience and informal learning

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-261

  Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0038101855     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0156655970440306     Document Type: Article

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