The importance of teacher-student relationships for adolescents with high incidence disabilities

Theory into Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-112

  Murray, Christopher ^a   Pianta, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 34249712997     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405840701232943     Document Type: Article

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