Dyslexia in Higher Education: An abuse of the system?

Educational Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 357-366

  Faulkner, Joy ^a   Blyth, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Birmingham Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842533379     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305569960220305     Document Type: Article

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