To be labelled, or not to be labelled: That is the question

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 86-92

  Ho, Anita ^a  

^a ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inclusive education; Special education; Stigma; Universal access

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847064503     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2004.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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