Placement and exit patterns for students with mental retardation: An analysis of national trends

Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 134-145

  Katsiyannis, Antonis ^a   Zhang, Dalun ^a   Archwamety, Tear ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

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EID: 10244238525     PISSN: 10793917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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