The chronic and increasing shortage of fully certified teachers in special and general education

Exceptional Children

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-460

  Boe, Erling K ^a,c   Cook, Lynne H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 33746422544     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290607200404     Document Type: Review

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