Academic resilience: A retrospective study of adults with learning difficulties

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-21

  Freeman, John G ^a,b   Stoch, Shari A ^a   Chan, Janet S N ^a   Hutchinson, Nancy L ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Faculty Education

^c Department of Special Education ^*

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EID: 3042777268     PISSN: 00024805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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