Economic recession and inequality in education: Children needing special services in focus

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 233-248

  Somersalo, Heidi ^a   Solantaus, Tytti ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Economic Recession; Inequality; Special Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942543411     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313830120074187     Document Type: Article

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