After secondary school, what? The transition of deaf young people from school to independent living

Deafness and Education International

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-19

  Polat, Filiz ^a   Kalambouka, Afroditi ^a   Boyle, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Careers education; Deaf pupils; Expectations and aspirations; Transition planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542321421     PISSN: 14643154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146431504790560627     Document Type: Review

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