Parents' and local education authority officers' perceptions of the factors affecting the success of inclusion of pupils with autistic spectrum disorders

International Journal of Special Education

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 151-164

  Waddington, Emma M ^a   Reed, Phil ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750049963     PISSN: 08273383     EISSN: 08273383     Source Type: Journal    
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