Influences on parent perceptions of an alternate assessment for students with severe cognitive disabilities

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-274

  Roach, Andrew T ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate assessments; Parent perceptions; Students with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846510488     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154079690603100306     Document Type: Article

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