Teachers' attitudes toward integration of students with disabilities in Haïti and the United States

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-58

  Dupoux, Errol ^a   Wolman, Clara ^b   Estrada, Elisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 14844336351     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120500071894     Document Type: Review

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