Preparing preservice educators for cultural diversity: How far have we come?

Exceptional Children

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 328-350

  Trent, Stanley C ^a   Kea, Cathy D ^b   Oh, Kevin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 40749128940     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290807400304     Document Type: Article

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