Learning about self-advocacy from life history: A case study from the United States

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-180

  Traustadóttir, Rannveig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Institutions; Learning difficulties; Life history; Self advocacy; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748262816     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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