Distinctiveness of curriculum provision at 14 to 16 for students with learning difficulties: Opportunities and challenges

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-20

  Lawson, Hazel ^a   Waite, Sue ^b   Robertson, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Curriculum; Learning disabilities; Mainstream; Secondary; Special; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844484752     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0952-3383.2005.00364.x     Document Type: Review

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