Until somebody hears me: Parent voice and advocacy in special educational decision making

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 148-157

  Hess, Robyn S ^a   Molina, Amy M ^a   Kozleski, Elizabeth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Disabilities; Family; Focus groups; Parents; Partnership; Special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747814708     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2006.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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