The impact of personal educational experiences and communication practices on the construction of deaf identity in Cyprus

American Annals of the Deaf

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 398-414

  Hadjikakou, Kika ^a   Nikolaraizi, Magda ^b  

^a Ministry of Education and Culture Limassol   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

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EID: 38749116648     PISSN: 0002726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/aad.2008.0002     Document Type: Article

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