Children's beliefs about learning and physical difficulties

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-428

  Nowicki, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Childhood; Intellectual disability; Perceptions; Physical disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448933921     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120701654647     Document Type: Article

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