Opportunities for inclusion? The education of learners with special educational needs and disabilities in special schools in Uganda

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-147

  Kristensen, Kirsten ^a   Omagor Loican, Martin ^a   Onen, Negris ^a   Okot, Daniel ^a  

^a Clinical Psychologist   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Assessment; Inclusion; Review; Severe disabilities; Special schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747861303     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2006.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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