The impact of special education mediation on parent-school relationships: Parents' perspective

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 304-315

  Nowell, Branda L ^a   Salem, Deborah A ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35248869277     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07419325070280050501     Document Type: Article

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