Culturally responsive classrooms for culturally diverse students with and at risk for disabilities

Exceptional Children

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 351-371

  Cartledge, Gwendolyn ^a   Kourea, Lefki ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40749162803     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290807400305     Document Type: Article

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