Assessment of disabled students in higher education: Current public policy issues

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-152

  Konur, Ozcan ^a  

^a Hackney   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038637580     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930220128715     Document Type: Article

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