To Integrate or Not to Integrate: Systemic Dilemmas in Hong Kong

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-256

  Poon McBrayer, Kim Fong ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 1342289480     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00224669040370040401     Document Type: Article

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