A Preliminary Examination to Identify the Presence of Quality Indicators in Experimental Research in Special Education

Achieving the Radical Reform of Special Education: Essays in Honor of James M. Kauffman

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 189-212

  Cook, Bryan G ^a   Tankersley, Melody ^b  

^a University of Hawaii   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36549025618     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315097657-13     Document Type: Chapter

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