What Is Special About Special Education? Overview and Analysis

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 200-205

  Cook, Bryan G ^a   Schirmer, Barbara R ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242338713     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00224669030370031001     Document Type: Review

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