Multicultural special education: Effective intervention for today's schools

Intervention in School and Clinic

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 148-155

  Obiakor, Festus E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 33846249221     PISSN: 10534512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10534512070420030301     Document Type: Article

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