Knowing the how and why of history: Expectations for secondary students with and without learning disabilities

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 142-154

  De La Paz, Susan ^a   MacArthur, Charles ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0041653499     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593596     Document Type: Review

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