Including high school students with severe disabilities in general education classes: Perspectives of general and special educators, paraprofessionals, and administrators

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-185

  Carter, Erik W ^a   Hughes, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to the general curriculum; Attitudes; Inclusion; Secondary education; Severe disabilities; Social validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748706350     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154079690603100209     Document Type: Article

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