Views of inclusion a comparative study of parents' perceptions in South Africa and the United States

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 356-365

  Yssel, Nina ^a   Engelbrecht, Petra ^b   Oswald, Marietjie Magdalena ^b   Eloff, Irma ^c   Swart, Estelle ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 37049002880     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07419325070280060501     Document Type: Article

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