Enabling practice: An investigation into the support of families with children with learning disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-67

  Summers, Neil ^a   Jenkins, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Families; Learning difficulties; Parents; Portage

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344439402     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146900470100500109     Document Type: Article

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