Liberating silent voices - Perspectives of children with profound & complex learning needs on inclusion

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-61

  Whitehurst, Teresa ^a  

^a Sunfield Special School for Pupils with Severe and Complex Learning Needs   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Drama; Inclusion; Learning disabilities; Views; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947650582     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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