Class placement and competence attainment among students with special educational needs

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 76-81

  Myklebust, Jon Olav ^a  

^a VOLDA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attainment; Class placement; Competence; Inclusion; Special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745315603     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2006.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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