Educational and Occupational Aspirations of High School Seniors with Learning Disabilities

Exceptional Children

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 463-476

  Rojewski, Jay W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 1542427728     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440299606200506     Document Type: Article

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