The role of special schools for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties: Is segregation always best?

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-24

  Simmons, Ben ^a   Bayliss, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Learning disabilities; Special schools; Staff development

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249040209     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2007.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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