Do Special Educational Needs courses have any impact on student teachers' perceptions of children with severe learning difficulties?

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 139-144

  Hastings, Richard P ^a   Hewes, Alexa ^a   Lock, Samantha ^a   Witting, Abigail ^a  

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EID: 0039727230     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.1996.tb00965.x     Document Type: Article

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