Preparing teachers to meet the needs of students with severe disabilities: Program configuration and expertise

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 96-105

  Ryndak, Diane Lea ^a   Clark, Denise ^a   Conroy, Maureen ^a   Stuart, Christy Holthaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Expertise in severe disabilities; Program configuration; Teacher education; Teacher preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748839160     PISSN: 07491425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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