Conceptualizing special education services in small learning communities

Urban Education

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 412-431

  Dukes, Charles ^a   Lamar Dukes, Pamela ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative consultation in secondary schools; Secondary inclusive education; Small learning communities; Small schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547968213     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085907305206     Document Type: Article

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