Cross-cultural perspectives on the classification of children with disabilities: Part I. Issues in the classification of children with disabilities

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-45

  Florian, Lani ^a   Hollenweger, Judith ^b   Simeonsson, Rune J ^c   Wedell, Klaus ^d   Riddell, Sheila ^e   Terzi, Lorella ^f   Holland, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33646739356     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00224669060400010401     Document Type: Article

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