Who is teaching students with emotional and behavioral disorders?: A profile and comparison to other special educators

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 252-264

  Billingsley, Bonnie S ^a,b   Fall, Anna Maria ^a   Williams Jr , Thomas O ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 309 War Memorial Hall   (United States)

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EID: 33747032785     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290603100301     Document Type: Article

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