Including young people with disabilities: Assessment challenges in higher education

Higher Education

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 435-448

  Hanafin, Joan ^a   Shevlin, Michael ^a   Kenny, Mairin ^a   Neela, Eileen Mc ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Access; Assessment; Assistive technology; Attitudinal issues; People with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347231283     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-006-9005-9     Document Type: Article

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